Headquarters of the Arab League

Coordinates: 30°02′39″N 31°14′05″E / 30.04417°N 31.23472°E / 30.04417; 31.23472
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Headquarters of the Arab League, beside Tahrir Square in Downtown Cairo.

The Headquarters of the Arab League is located in

Qasr al-Nil Bridge
just to the west.

Arab League

The headquarters witnessed the foundation of the Arab League, and the first summit held at these headquarters occurred in 1964 with Gamal Abdel Nasser. The grounds include an enormous hall with a round table for summits, currently used for the Arab temporary parliamentary sessions. It was also used for Arab Minister summits during the Israeli-Lebanese crisis of 2006.

Local landmarks

Located on Al-Tahrir Street beside

Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Egyptian Museum, Cairo Opera House, and the Cairo Tower
.

See also

  • History of the Arab League

References

  1. ISBN 978-977-424-928-0
    . Retrieved 23 September 2014.

30°02′39″N 31°14′05″E / 30.04417°N 31.23472°E / 30.04417; 31.23472


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