6th of October City, Egypt
مدينة السادس من أكتوبر
6th of October City is a city of 368,650 people in Giza, Egypt, founded in 1979.
Why visit 6th of October City
Townapedia lists 20 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Dream Park, Abu Gorab and Abusir.
Weather in 6th of October City
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About 6th of October City
6th of October is a city in the Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is a satellite city, located adjacent to Giza, and is part of the Greater Cairo region. The city served as the capital of the now-defunct 6th of October Governorate, which was dissolved in 2011. 6th of October was the starting date of the operation which opened the Egyptian front of the 1973 October/Yom Kippur War, and is the date of Egypt's Armed Forces Day.
From the Wikipedia article 6th of October (city) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Dream Park
Monument and historic site · 16.8 km
Amusement park in Egypt
Museums and landmarks20
Abusir
Monument and historic site · 17.2 km
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
Bent Pyramid
Monument and historic site · 15.6 km
Ancient tomb in Egypt
Bubasteion of Saqqara
Monument and historic site · 17.9 km
Ptolemaic and Roman temple complex in Saqqara, Egypt
Dahshur
Monument and historic site · 17.8 km
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
Gisr el-Mudir
Monument and historic site · 16.1 km
One of the oldest known stone structures in Egypt
Layer Pyramid
Monument and historic site · 16.8 km
Archaeological site in Egypt
Mastabet el-Fara'un
Monument and historic site · 16.1 km
Ancient Egyptian mastaba tomb
Pyramid of Amenemhat III
Monument and historic site · 17.0 km
Smooth-sided pyramid; The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five...
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Pyramid of Ameny Qemau
Monument and historic site · 17.0 km
Smooth-sided pyramid
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
Golden Tulip Hotel October
Motel and hotel · 14.6 km
Golden Tulip Hotel October فندق جولدن توليب اكتوبر بمدينة الفردوس طريق الواحات امام دريم لاند وقريب من مول مصر و مدينة الانتاج الاعلامى...
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History
The settlement was established in 1979 by the 504th presidential decree of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. It is 32 km (20 mi) from the center of Cairo and 17 km (11 mi) from the great pyramid of Giza. Despite having many unfinished or vacant buildings, the city has a total area of 482 km2 (119,000 acres) and is eventually expected to have six million residents.
It was announced as the capital of the 6th of October Governorate in April 2008. Following the governorate's dissolution in April 2011, in the wake of the Egyptian revolution, it was reincorporated into the Giza Governorate, to which it had originally belonged.
The city is named after the date of commencement for Operation Badr, the 6th of October 1973, which began the October War. The same date was chosen as Egypt's Armed Forces Day.
After the start of the Syrian civil war, many Syrian refugees fled to Egypt. Many of them settled in 6th of October City, which houses a significant Syrian community today.
From the History section of 6th of October (city) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare2
Map of 6th of October City
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo West Air Base (CWE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Ḩalwān 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Giza 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Cairo 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- New Cairo 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Al-'Ubūr 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Badr 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Madīnat as Sādāt 80 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Banī Suwayf 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 86 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- October city, Ahmadpontymageed, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zewail City, Tasneemalinaguib, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abusir, Axel Seedorff ( de:Benutzer:Aoswch ), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Bent Pyramid featuring the original polished limestone outer casing that the pyramids used to have (14616487960), Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0
- Dahshur - Red Pyramid - Tourist policemen on camel, Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Imhotep-Museum (Sakkara) 02, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Mastaba of Hesy-Ra, James Edward Quibell († 5. Juni 1935), Public domain
- Plan-complexe-ameni-kemaou copie, Franck MONNIER, Public domain
- MSA University - panoramio, KaiAbuSir, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bubasteion, Saqqara (2), Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0
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