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Qism Helwan

astronomical observatory in Egypt
Organization shiyakha Q4497166
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Summary

Qism Helwan is a shiyakha[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cairo Governorate[3], South Area[4]
  • Country: Egypt[5]
  • Instance of: neighborhood[6], astronomical observatory[7]
  • Commons category: Helwan[8]
  • Inception: 1903[9]
  • Official website: https://www.cairo.gov.eg/ar/Hay_Helwan/Pages/default.aspx[10]
  • Population: 562,889[11]
  • Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[12]
  • Date of official opening: 1803[13]
  • Elevation above sea level: 145 m[14]
  • Area: 96.12 km²[15]
  • World Heritage criteria: (ii)[16], (vi)[17], (vii)[18]

Why It Matters

Qism Helwan is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Egypt

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Tentative World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia title → Helwan District
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'ga', 'ru', 'sh', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Heritage designation → Tentative World Heritage Site
    Inception → —
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