Moqattam Hill
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Moqattam Hill is a prominent limestone plateau in southeastern Cairo known for its historic quarries, panoramic views over the city, and religious and residential districts including the Cave Church and the "Garbage City" area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moqattam Hill canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
hill ⓘ limestone plateau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coptic Cave Churches
ⓘ
Zabbaleen community ⓘ |
| composedOf | limestone ⓘ |
| contains |
Cave Church of Saint Simon
ⓘ
Garbage City ⓘ Manshiyat Naser district ⓘ Mokattam City residential area ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToCity | higher than central Cairo ⓘ |
| geologicalEra | Eocene limestone ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
quarrying
ⓘ
religious ⓘ residential ⓘ touristic viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Jabal al-Muqattam (Arabic) ⓘ |
| hasTransportation | road connections to central Cairo ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cairo Citadel
ⓘ
surface form:
Citadel of Cairo
Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Cairo
Nile Valley ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Islamic Cairo development
ⓘ
Pharaonic era quarrying ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic quarries
ⓘ
panoramic views of Cairo ⓘ religious sites ⓘ residential districts ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
southeastern Cairo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cairo Citadel
ⓘ
surface form:
Citadel of Salah al-Din
historic Cairo ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Cairo UNESCO World Heritage Site
|
| overlooks |
Cairo cityscape
ⓘ
historic Cairo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cairo Governorate
ⓘ
Eastern Desert of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Desert escarpment
|
| region | Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Coptic Orthodox Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic Orthodox Christianity
|
| topographicFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
informal settlement area
ⓘ
middle-class residential area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious gatherings
ⓘ
residential housing ⓘ stone quarrying ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.