Mokattam Hills
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Mokattam Hills is a limestone hill range on the eastern edge of Cairo, Egypt, known for its quarries, panoramic city views, and nearby historic and religious sites.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
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hill range ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Cairo Citadel area
NERFINISHED
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Cairo city center NERFINISHED ⓘ Coptic Cairo area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo | higher than central Cairo ⓘ |
| environmentalIssues |
impacts of quarrying
ⓘ
rockfall risk in some areas ⓘ |
| geology | Eocene limestone ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
housing
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quarrying ⓘ religious complexes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cliffs overlooking Cairo
ⓘ
quarry areas ⓘ residential districts ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Al-Mokattam district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
limestone quarries
ⓘ
nearby historic sites ⓘ nearby religious sites ⓘ overlooking Cairo skyline ⓘ panoramic views of Cairo ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Eastern edge of Cairo ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| near |
City of the Dead necropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garbage City (Manshiyat Naser) NERFINISHED ⓘ Historic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Simon the Tanner Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ Saladin Citadel of Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Heliopolis area
NERFINISHED
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Nasr City area NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Desert escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of churches carved into rock ⓘ |
| toponymInArabic | المقطم NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular viewpoint for visitors ⓘ |
| transport | accessed by roads climbing the escarpment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational viewpoints
ⓘ
stone extraction for building ⓘ urban residential development ⓘ |
| viewOver |
Greater Cairo metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Valley near Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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