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El-Gesr Street in Shubra, Cairo.This street, like many others throughout Shubra's neighborhoods, is almost entirely covered with trees. Shobra (Egyptian Arabic: شبرا, IPA:; Coptic: ϭⲱⲡⲣⲟ Šopro; also written Shoubra or Shobra) is a district of Cairo, Egypt and it is one of eight districts that make up the Northern Area. [1]
Shobra El Kheima, (Egyptian Arabic: شبرا الخيمه, lit. 'hamlet of the tent', IPA: [ˈʃobɾɑ lˈxeːmæ], from Coptic: ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ, lit. 'hamlet of tent' [2]) 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. [3]
Shubra (or Shobra, Shoubra) is an administrative region and forms a relatively small area that represents about one quarter of the district with the same name in Cairo, Egypt. It neighbours the areas of Elsahel to the north, Sharabeya to the east, Road El Farag to the west, and Shobra tunnel and Cairo central railway station to the south, the ...
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and suspect it may be of the famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII.
El-Gesr Street in Shubra, Cairo.This street, like many others throughout Shubra's neighborhoods, is almost entirely covered with trees. Shubra (Arabic: شبرا, IPA:; Coptic: ϭⲱⲡⲣⲟ Šopro; also written Shoubra or Shobra) is a district of Cairo, Egypt and it is one of eight districts that make up the Northern Area. [1]
In The Temple in Man, a work by R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz, the author explores the idea that Egyptian temples, particularly the Temple of Luxor, are metaphysical representations of the human body. Schwaller de Lubicz suggests that these temples reflect the cosmic and spiritual order through their proportions and design.
St. Mary's is the oldest church in Shubra, and has held a prominent role in the area since its founding. [1] On 31 March 1922, a group of Christians formed an association to build the first church in Shubra. [2] After a lengthy search, a plot located in Massarra Street, owned by Saada Kanary pasha, was selected for construction. The purchase ...
Excavations in northeastern Egypt recently unearthed the ruins of a 3,400-year-old building fit for a king — literally. Archaeologists found the ruined house at the Tel Habwa site on the Sinai ...