15th of May, Helwan

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15th of May City is a city of eastern Helwan, Egypt, and is part of Greater Cairo. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation. ()

Alternative names: Area: 28.64 mi²Coordinates: 29°53'22"N, 31°20'33"E

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15th of May – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sphinx of Memphis, Badrashin, Maadi Community Church, Helwan wax museum.

5.9 miSW
Monuments and statues
Sphinx of Memphis
152 min walk • The Sphinx of Memphis, Egypt, stands as an enduring sentinel from the ancient world, a historical landmark steeped in mystery and grandeur. Carved from a single block of alabaster, this colossal statue represents a reclining lion with a human head, thought to be that...
4.8 miSW
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Badrashin, Helwan
122 min walk • Badrashin is a city in Giza Governorate, Egypt.
6.7 miNW
Church
Maadi Community Church, Cairo
170 min walk • The Maadi Community Church rents space in Maadi, an affluent suburb of Egypt's capital city Cairo. It meets under a tent canopy outdoors erected in 1994 on the grounds of the Church of St. John the Baptist.
2.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Helwan wax museum, Helwan
58 min walk • The Helwan Wax Museum is a small public museum located in the suburb of Helwan, in Cairo, Egypt, close to the Ain Helwan Metro station. It houses 116 statues and 26 scenes. It contains exhibits of wax sculptures demonstrating important figures from Egyptian history and idealized traditional Egyptian culture.
7.1 miNW
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Cairo/Ma'adi, Cairo
180 min walk • Maadi is a leafy suburban district south of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about 12 kilometers upriver from downtown Cairo. The Nile at Maadi is parallelled by the Corniche, a waterfront promenade and the main road north into Cairo.
2.8 miS
Archaeological site
Helwan Cemetery, Helwan
71 min walk • At Helwan south of modern Cairo was excavated a large ancient Egyptian cemetery with more than 10.000 burials. The cemetery was in use from the Naqada Period around 3200 BC to the Fourth Dynasty and again at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and then up to the Roman Period and beyond.
5.6 miW
City, Area
El Hawamdeya, Cairo
143 min walk • El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 73,298 in 1986, 91,732 in 1996, 109,468 in and 113,128 in 2008.
2.3 miSW
Universities and schools
Helwan University, Helwan
58 min walk • Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo. It comprises 21 faculties as well as 50 research centers and productive units which connect the university with the problems of the Egyptian society.