Unknown Soldier Memorial

Local nameالجندي المجهول
LocationAl Istad, Cairo, Egypt

Many Unknown Soldier Memorials for Egyptian and Arab soldiers were constructed inside and outside Egypt. The most famous is the one in Cairo.

The Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo is a pyramid-shaped monument in Nasr City. Its construction was ordered by president Anwar Sadat in 1974 in honour of Egyptians and Arabs who lost their lives in the 1973 October War. It was inaugurated in October 1975. The site was also chosen for the president's tomb after his assassination in October 1981.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unknown_Soldier_Memorial_(Egypt)

Address (Unnamed Road), Cairo, Egypt

Coordinates 30°3'55.34" N 31°18'49.661" E

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