Nilometer in Rhoda Island
Nilometer in Rhoda Island is a heritage site in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Nilometer in Rhoda Island is situated close to the mosque Masged Al-Miqyas and Umm Kulthum Museum.Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Umm Kulthum Museum
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Om Kalthoum Museum is a biographical museum in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt.
Coptic Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. Coptic Museum is situated 530 metres east of Nilometer in Rhoda Island.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Hanging Church is situated 530 metres east of Nilometer in Rhoda Island.
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 north of Nilometer in Rhoda Island.
Nilometer in Rhoda Island
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: nilometer, heritage site, protected area and tourism
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00693° or 30° 0' 25" northLongitude
31.225° or 31° 13' 30" eastOpen Location Code
8G2H264F+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 663393691OpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1992209Nilometer in Rhoda Island Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: مقياس النيل بالروضة
- Arabic: نيلوميتر
- Catalan: Nilòmetre de Rawda
- Catalan: Nilòmetre de Roda
- Catalan: nilòmetre de Rawda
- French: Nilomètre de l'île de Rodah
- German: Nilometer von Roda
- Italian: Nilometro di Roda
- Persian: دستگاه سنجش نیل
- Russian: Каирский нилометр
- Spanish: Nilómetro en la isla Roda
- Ukrainian: Каїрський Нілометр
- Uzbek: Nilometr
Landmarks in the Area
- Masged Al-MiqyasMosque
- South Cairo Water StationPublic building, 180 metres north
- Mosque of Al-SuwaydiMosque, 310 metres east
- مكتب بريد مصر القديمةGovernment office, 350 metres southeast
- Saint George's Church490 metres east
Places in the Area
- AndreaRestaurant
- Nile PekingRestaurant
- Cairo AppartementsConfectionery store, 200 metres southeast
- Al-MamalekBus stop, 320 metres north
- Khaled Ibn Al-WaleedSchool, 340 metres north
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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. Photo: Baldiri, CC BY-SA 3.0.