Imbaba Bridge, Cairo

Name: Imbaba Bridge
Address: Cairo, Egypt

#92 among attractions in Cairo

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The Imbaba Bridge is a major railway bridge located in Cairo, Egypt across the Nile River. It is located about 935 kilometres downstream from Aswan Dam. Imbaba Bridge is currently the only railway bridge across the Nile in Cairo. The current version of the bridge was built between 1912 and 1924 by the Belgian firm Baume-Marpent. The first iteration of the bridge was constructed in 1891 and was designed to allow railways to cross the Nile River west towards the Giza Train Station. ()

Local name: كوبري إمبابةCoordinates: 30°4'30"N, 31°13'32"E

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شبرا (shbra)Cairo Egypt

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Imbaba Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Mary Massarra, El-Sawy Cultural Wheel, Tomb of Salar and Sangar-al-Gawli, Gezirah Palace.

1.1 miE
Church
St. Mary Massarra, Cairo
28 min walk • St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church Massarra is a parish of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria located in the Shubra District of Cairo, Egypt. The church was built during Pope Cyril V of Alexandria's tenure as Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, and consecrated in 1925.
1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
El-Sawy Cultural Wheel, Cairo
27 min walk • El Sawy Culture Wheel is a cultural center on Gezira Island in the Zamalek district on central Cairo, Egypt. Named after its founder and owner, Abdelmoniem El-Sawy, it is considered one of the most important cultural venues in Egypt and receives more than 20,000 visitors each month.
1.2 miS
Mausoleum, Islamic architecture
Tomb of Salar and Sangar-al-Gawli, Cairo
31 min walk • The mosque and tomb of Salar and Sangar al-Gawli is located near the Ibn Tulun Mosque along Saliba Street in Medieval Cairo and is west of Madrasa of Sarghatmish. It contains the joint mausoleums of Sayf el-Din Salar and Alam el-Din Sangar el-Gawli, powerful Mamluk emirs in the early 14th-century in 1304.
1.2 miS
Palace
Gezirah Palace, Cairo
32 min walk • The Gezirah Palace was one of the Egyptian royal palaces of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty. It is located in the Zamalek district on Gezira Island in the Nile, just west of Downtown Cairo.
0.6 miS
Library
Egyptian National Library and Archives, Cairo
16 min walk • The Egyptian National Library and Archives is located in Nile Corniche, Cairo and is the largest library in Egypt, followed by Al-Azhar University and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
1.2 miS
Mosque
Sulayman Pasha Mosque, Cairo
31 min walk • Sulayman Pasha al-Khadem Mosque, also known as Sariat al-Jabal Mosque, is a historical mosque established in 1528 by Suleiman Pasha Al-Khadem, one of the Ottoman rulers of Egypt.
1.2 miS
Church
All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo
31 min walk • All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
1.1 miS
30°3'36"N • 31°13'23"E
Loft Gallery, Cairo
27 min walk • Museum, Shopping
0.9 miNW
Village, Area
Imbaba, Cairo
24 min walk • Imbaba is a working-class neighbourhood in northern Giza, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate.
0.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Zamalek, Cairo
20 min walk • Zamalek is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east and west sides of the island, including the Qasr El Nil Bridge and 6th October Bridge.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Shubra, Cairo
24 min walk • Shoubra is one of the largest districts of Cairo, Egypt and it is administratively divided into three areas: Shubra, Road El Farag, and Elsahel.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Imbaba Bridge?

Nearby attractions include Egyptian National Library and Archives, Cairo (16 min walk), Zamalek, Cairo (20 min walk), Rod El Farag, Cairo (22 min walk).

How to get to Imbaba Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Imbaba Bridge:

Train

Imbaba (13 min walk)

Metro

Massara • Lines: 2 (31 min walk)

Bus

الخازندارا (34 min walk)
Turgoman Bus Station (36 min walk)