Ḩalwān, Egypt
حديقة القصر بحلوان
Ḩalwān is a city of 230,000 people in Cairo, Egypt, founded in March 8, 1891.
Why visit Ḩalwān
Townapedia lists 136 museums and landmarks, 14 parks and trails, 159 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include دوار العمده عطاالله ابوسريع, Bent Pyramid, Gisr el-Mudir and Exercise area.
Weather in Ḩalwān
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About Ḩalwān
Helwan (Arabic: حلوان Ḥelwān, IPA: [ħelˈwæːn], Coptic: ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ, romanized: Halwan) is a suburban district in the southern part of Cairo, Egypt, directly opposite the ruins of Memphis. The area of Helwan witnessed prehistoric, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Muslim era activity, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities, with inhabitation beginning in the mid 6th millennium BCE.
From the Wikipedia article Helwan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
دوار العمده عطاالله ابوسريع
Cinema and theater · 4.6 km
1 شةرع كفرزهران
24/7
Museums and landmarks136
Bent Pyramid
Monument and historic site · 10.5 km
Ancient tomb in Egypt
Gisr el-Mudir
Monument and historic site · 9.5 km
One of the oldest known stone structures in Egypt
Pyramid of Ameny Qemau
Monument and historic site · 10.1 km
Smooth-sided pyramid
Pyramid of Djoser
Monument and historic site · 8.8 km
Archeological site in Egypt
Pyramid of Khendjer
Monument and historic site · 7.5 km
Smooth-sided pyramid
Pyramid of Sahure
Monument and historic site · 11.3 km
Smooth-sided pyramid
White Pyramid
Monument and historic site · 8.5 km
Smooth-sided pyramid
Abusir
Monument and historic site · 11.2 km
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
124 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds14
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Third Sector Garden
Park · 13.1 km
27 Street 206, Maadi as Sarayat Al Gharbeyah, Maadi, Cairo Governorate 4213114, Egypt, Cairo
جنينة الشطر الثاني
Park · 13.3 km
27 Street 206, Maadi as Sarayat Al Gharbeyah, Maadi, Cairo Governorate 4213114, Egypt
2 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes159
Bazzoka
Restaurant · Burger, Cake, Chicken, Donut, Friture, Pancake, Sandwich · 7.8 km
شارع المشير احمد اسماعيل
24/7
Ratios Underground
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Dessert, French, Breakfast, Bakery · 13.3 km
13B شارع 232, Cairo
Mo-Su 07:30-18:00
Twist Food
Restaurant · Burger, Chicken, Crepe, Friture, Hotdog, Sandwich, Sausage · 2.6 km
شارع الداير الغربي
Mo-Su 09:00-23:30
147 more on the map.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship61
مسجد الجابري
Place of worship · Sunni · 6.7 km
طريق نزلة الجابرية (الشوبك الغربي), البدرشين
Shopping109
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries49
معهد التدريب الراقي: بمنطقة زهراء المعادي
School · 13.3 km
برج الشانزليزيه (1) عمارات مصر للتعمير - زهراء المعادي، زهراء, El-Zahraa, معادي السرايات الغربية، قس
Healthcare33
صيدلية صبري الجديدة الحوامدية
Clinic and pharmacy · 7.1 km
2 شارع أبو حمودة متفرع من ش مسجد السلام, الحوامدية , الجيزة
Map of Ḩalwān
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cairo International Airport (CAI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Giza 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- 6th of October City 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Cairo 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- New Cairo 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Shubrā al Khaymah 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Al-'Ubūr 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Badr 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 66 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Zagazig 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Banī Suwayf 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Helwan Theater 1899, مصور انجليزي, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sadat academy, User:Mmustafa, Public domain
- 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
- Imhotep-Museum (Sakkara) 02, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Plan-complexe-ameni-kemaou copie, Franck MONNIER, Public domain
- Sakkara 01, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Khendjer-complexe-1, MONNIER Franck ([email protected]), CC BY 2.5
- Abousir Sahoure 01, No machine-readable author provided. Neithsabes assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- Egypt.Dashur.RedPyramid.01, Hajor, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Abusir, Axel Seedorff ( de:Benutzer:Aoswch ), CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- جامعة حلوان, Hamed.ragab.shoma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- HelwanJapGardenBuddhas, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dashur and South-Saqqara pyramids, Ernesto Graf from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Museum of wax - Helwan, Ibrahim.ID, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramadan wax museum, Ibrahim.ID, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG064, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG075, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG067, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG071, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG068, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG073, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG074, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG069, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG062, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG070, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG072, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG065, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG076, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG063, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG061, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- IMAG066, Mohammed fayez aldalou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museo Mit Rahina-Memphis (2), Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0
- Museo Mit Rahina-Memphis (1), Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0
- Égypte, Memphis (Mit Rahina), Musée en plein air, Statue de Ramsès II, c.1279-1213 (XIXe dynastie) (49639403488), Marie Thérèse Hébert & Jean Robert Thibault from Québec, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Memphis Museum 25, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Memphis Museum 06, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Memphis Museum 21, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Memphis Museum 27, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Memphis Museum 22, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
- Memphis Museum 08, Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0
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