Khanka, Egypt
Khanka is a city in the Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt.
Khanka is a city in the Qalyubiyya Governorate, Egypt. The city lies north of Cairo. Its population was estimated at 78,000 people in 2018. The name of the city comes from a Persian word meaning "monastery, convent".
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Worth seeing in and around Khanka, Egypt
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
9.6 km · public university in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 02Cairo Military Academy Stadium
The Cairo Military Academy Stadium is located in Cairo, Egypt and has a total capacity of 28,500. It was one of six stadiums used in the 2006 African Cup of Nations, held in Egypt.
7.5 km · Football stadium in Egypt · Wikipedia - 03Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral
Our Lady of Heliopolis Co-Cathedral, also known as the Latin Cathedral of Our Lady of Heliopolis, or the Basilica of the Holy Virgin, is a Roman Catholic church building, located on Al-Ahram Square in the Heliopolis neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt. Alexandre Marcel designed the cathedral in a Byzantine Revival style, based on the Hagia Sophia.
7.5 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 04Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque
The Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of Gamal Abdel Nasser.
8.7 km · mosque in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 05Al-Nour Mosque
The Al-Nour Mosque is a mosque in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes.
9.9 km · mosque in Egypt · Wikipedia - 06cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima or just Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in Cairo is a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Cairo, the capital of the African country of Egypt. It is a temple that follows the Chaldean Catholic or Eastern Syriac Rite in full communion with the Pope in Rome.
6.7 km · cathedral in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 07Zaafarana palace
The Saffron Palace is located in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, near Abbassia at Khalifa Maʽmon Road. Now it is inside the main campus of Ain Shams University.
9.7 km · palace in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 086th of October Panorama
The 6th of October War Panorama is a museum and memorial to the 1973 October war, located in Heliopolis, Cairo. Constructed over an area of 7.5 feddans, it was inaugurated on 5 October 1989 by former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.
9.6 km · museum in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 09Child Museum
The Children's Civilization and Creativity Center is a children's museum in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, established in 1986. It was renovated twice in 1996 and in 2012.
6.9 km · children's museum in Cairo, Egypt · Wikipedia - 10Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church is the first Coptic parish built in the district of Heliopolis in Cairo, Egypt.
7.7 km · church in Egypt, Egypt · Wikipedia
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Getting to Khanka, Egypt
- Airports
- Cairo (CAI), 10 km · Sphinx (SPX), 41 km · Port Said (PSD), 153 km
- Stations
- Cairo International Airport, 9.8 km · Heliopolis Square, 6.3 km · Hammamat El-Qobba, 7.9 km · New El-Marg, 2.4 km
- Al Jiza → Khanka, Egypt538 km · quickest by air, 8h 25m · $520–790
- Port Said → Khanka, Egypt147 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · E£250–335
- Alexandria → Khanka, Egypt177 km · quickest by road, 3h 20m · E£325–430
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No local-transport research exists yet for Khanka, Egypt
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Khanka, Egypt. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAs of 2025 it has only seasonal charter services operated by Smartwings.
- Get inA cheaper option to get to Sharm by bus is to take a bus, a train, or a minibus to Suez and from the main bus station there, take the 11AM or the 1:20PM bus to Sharm.
- Get aroundBecause of problems with sexual harassment women travellers are advised only to take the small minibuses and buses which prohibit standing.
- Get aroundOn minibuses, the fare starts at LE5 and goes up to LE15 depending on the length of the route.
- Get aroundThere are actually two stations - the main bus station for the city buses, and the minibus station behind it.
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