Hanging Church
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. It belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Coptic Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 pl.
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world.
Saint George's Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo. Saint George's Church is situated 140 metres north of Hanging Church.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Photo: Zerida, CC BY-SA 3.0.
30°00′21″N 31°13′52″E / 30.0057944°N 31.2310222°E The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines, is situated in the Fustat part of Old Cairo, Egypt. Ben Ezra Synagogue is situated 110 metres northeast of Hanging Church.
Localities in the Area
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land.
Dokki
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dokki (Arabic: الدقي, is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated 4 km northwest of Hanging Church.
Hanging Church
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: church in Cairo, Egypt
- Categories: church, tourism, historic site and religious organisation
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.00525° or 30° 0' 19" northLongitude
31.23017° or 31° 13' 49" eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open Location Code
8G2H264J+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 1240729445OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7923016Wikidata ID
Q2422298Hanging Church Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: الكنيسة المعلقة
- Arabic: الكنيسه المعلقه
- Arabic: كنيسة المعلقة
- Bulgarian: Висяща църква
- Chinese: 悬空教堂
- Chinese: 悬空教堂 Hanging Church
- Croatian: Crkva Presvete Bogorodice u Kairu
- Dutch: Hangende Kerk
- Egyptian Arabic: الكنيسة المعلقة
- Egyptian Arabic: الكنيسه المعلقه
- English: Church of Mother of God Saint Mary in Egyptian Babylon
- English: Saint Virgin Mary's Church
- English: Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church
- English: al-Muʿallaqah
- Esperanto: Penda Eklezio de Kairo
- Esperanto: Pendo-preĝejo
- French: Al-Kanîsah al-Mu'allaqah
- French: Al-Mu'allaqah
- French: église suspendue
- German: Hängende Kirche
- German: Kirche der Heiligen Jungfrau Maria
- German: Koptisch-Orthodoxe Kirche der Heiligen Jungfrau Maria
- Greek: Κρεμαστή Εκκλησία
- Indonesian: Gereja Gantung
- Italian: chiesa Sospesa
- Japanese: ハンギング・チャーチ
- Japanese: ムアッラカ教会
- Lithuanian: Kairo Šv. Mergelės Marijos bažnyčia
- Macedonian: Црква Пресвета Богородица
- Persian: کلیسای معلق
- Polish: Kościół 'Zawieszony'
- Polish: Kościół Zawieszony
- Polish: Wiszący Kościół
- Romanian: Biserica Sfânta Maria din Cairo
- Russian: Аль-Муалляка
- Russian: Висячая церковь
- Russian: Подвешенная церковь
- Russian: Церковь Святой Марии
- Serbian: Црква Пресвете Богородице
- Slovenian: Cerkev sv. Marije, Kairo
- Spanish: Iglesia Colgante
- Spanish: iglesia Colgante
- Tamil: தொங்கு தேவாலயம்
- Urdu: معلق گرجا گھر
- Al Kanisah al Mu`allaqah
- Al Kanīsah al Mu‘allaqah
- Chiesa Sospesa
- كنيسة القديسة مريم العذراء
Localities in the Area
- Masr Al-QadimaSuburb
- Al Khokha and Al QanayaNeighbourhood
- Al Kofour and Saei Al BahrNeighbourhood
- El Sheikh MubarakVillage
- Al Roda and Al MekyasNeighbourhood
Places in the Area
- Mar GirgisRailway stop
- Fustat VillageResidential area, 260 metres southeast
- Sami Badawi Pottery ArtPotter, 310 metres southeast
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Hanging Church. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.