Abbassia
العباسية | |
|---|---|
District | |
     Clockwise: El Nour Mosque, St. Peter's Church, Zaafaranah Palace, Karaite Jewish Temple, Qubba al-Fadawiyya | |
  Abbassia Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′54″N 31°16′18″E / 30.065008°N 31.27171°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Abbassia (Arabic: العباسية Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elʕæb.bæˈsej.jæ]) is a neighbourhood that makes up five shiakhas (census blocks) in al-Wayli district in Cairo, Egypt.[1]
The Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral is located in Abbassia.[2] The medical faculty of Ain Shams University and its affiliate hospital units are also located in Abbassia.[3] The Abbassia metro station is located there as well.
- ^ Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) (2017). "2017 Census for Population and Housing Conditions". CEDEJ-CAPMAS. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Cathedralwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Address". ASU. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.