Ismaïlia Canal, Cairo

#129 among attractions in Cairo

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Ismailia Canal or the Al-Ismāʿīliyyah Canal, formerly known as the Sweet Water Canal or the Fresh Water Canal, is a canal which was dug by thousands of Egyptian fellahin to facilitate the construction of the Suez Canal. The canal travels east-west across Ismailia Governorate. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 30°6'18"N, 31°14'30"E

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Ismaïlia Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Mary Massarra, Rod El Farag Axis Bridge, Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Imbaba Bridge.

2.2 miS
Church
St. Mary Massarra, Cairo
56 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.
~1770 ftSW
Bridge
Rod El Farag Axis Bridge, Cairo
9 min walk • The Rod El Farag Axis Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Nile river located on Rod El Farag crossing Cairo. It was built by the Arab Contractors. With a width of 67.3 meters, the bridge holds the Guinness World Record for the world's widest cable-stayed bridge.
3 miSE
Church
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Cairo
78 min walk • St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is a Coptic church located in the Abbassia District in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral is the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope.
2.3 miSW
Bridge
Imbaba Bridge, Cairo
59 min walk • 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.
3 miSE
Church
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Cairo
78 min walk • St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, commonly known as El-Botroseya and also known as the Petrine Church, is a small Coptic church located in the vicinity of Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, in Cairo's Abbassia district.
3 miSE
Mosque
Demerdash Mosque, Cairo
76 min walk • Damerdash Mosque is a historical mosque originally built during the Abbasid era, in Cairo, Egypt. It is located near Damerdash Hospital which belongs to the Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine.
1.5 miS
Church
Saint Therese, Cairo
38 min walk • The Basilica of St Therese of the Child Jesus is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Cairo, Egypt, dedicated to Thérèse of Lisieux. The foundation stone of the church was laid in 1931 and the construction was finished in 1932. The church is under the circumscription of the Apostolic Vicariate of Alexandria of Egypt.
2.8 miS
Street
Talaat Harb Street, Cairo
73 min walk • Talaat Harb Street is a historic street in downtown Cairo, Egypt, connecting Tahrir Square and Talaat Harb Square.
3.2 miSE
Synagogue
Ets Hayim Synagogue, Cairo
81 min walk • Ets Hayim Synagogue is a synagogue in Cairo, Egypt. The Ets Hayim Synagogue, commonly known as the Temple Hanan, and also known as the Hanan Synagogue, the Baroukh Hanan Synagogue or the Kenisset Hanan, was built in 1900. Various sources attribute the building of the synagogue to Baroukh or Hayim Hanan, or to both.
2.8 miS
Library
Egyptian National Library and Archives, Cairo
72 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.
1.4 miN
City, Area
Shubra El Kheima, Cairo
36 min walk • Shubra El Kheima, is the fourth-largest city in Egypt after Cairo, Giza and Alexandria. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate along the northern edge of the Cairo Governorate. It forms part of the Greater Cairo agglomeration.