Gate 1

Gate 1: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this gateway: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gate 1

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gate 1 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.02235, 31.49870. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gate 1

• Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Green River · park · Cairo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Our Lady of Fatima · church · Cairo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Child Museum · museum · Cairo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Samaan The Tanner Monastery · church · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Al-Nour · dargah · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay · fort · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity · church · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• El Geyoushy Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Al-Lu'lu'a Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• St. George Church Mataria · church · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sulayman Pasha Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gate 1

Other forts & heritage near Gate 1

• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~23 km · Must-see
• funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay · fort · Cairo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sakakini Palace · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Al-Gawhara Palace · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Al Ablaq Palace · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Khanqah And Al-Ashraf Perspay Mosque · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i · fort · Cairo · ~29 km · Must-see

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