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El Amreya II District
El Amreya II District

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Landmarks & Culture

Landmarks of El Amreya II District

From an early Christian pilgrimage city and an ancient port on Lake Mariout to a monastery and a great stadium: the district’s landmarks between King Mariout and the Mariout desert.
A journey through timeOn the map

4 landmarks2 eras

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Mariout in antiquity

Antiquity – 7th century AD

  1. Limestone walls at Marea, with the blue water of Lake Mariout and the far shore behind them
    Antiquities · El Amreya IIMareaAn ancient port, with a 5th-century AD basilica
  2. The limestone ruins of Abu Mena spreading across the desert, with two white towers and distant buildings on the horizon under a clear sky
    Antiquities · El Amreya IIAbu Mena5th to 7th century AD, over the tomb of the martyr Menas (AD 296)

The district today

1900 – today

  1. The front of the cathedral of the Monastery of Saint Mina, its twin towers topped with crosses and its patterned façade around the arched entrance, under a blue sky
    Places of worship · El Amreya IIMonastery of Saint Mina1959
  2. Borg El Arab Stadium from outside: the stands under a roof carried on slanting columns, with a wide forecourt in front under a partly cloudy sky
    Squares & streets · El Amreya IIBorg El Arab Stadium2007