Tura

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Tura is a district in southern Cairo, Egypt, historically known for its limestone quarries used in ancient Egyptian monuments.

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Tura canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
populated place
administrativeDivisionOf Cairo Governorate
continent Africa
country Egypt
geologicalFeature limestone plateau
hasIndustrialActivity cement production
stone quarrying
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite Tura limestone quarries
linked to: Tura quarries

ancient quarry galleries
historicalPeriod Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
knownFor ancient Egyptian stone quarrying
limestone quarries
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Cairo
Cairo Governorate
locatedInCountry Arab Republic of Egypt
linked to: Egypt
locatedInRegion southern Cairo
locatedNear Nile River
linked to: Nile
locatedNorthOf Helwan
locatedSouthOf central Cairo
linked to: Cairo east bank
materialProduced limestone
partOf Greater Cairo
Memphis region (ancient)
linked to: Memphis necropolis
quarriesUsedFor ancient Egyptian temples
pharaonic monuments
pyramids at Giza
religionMajority Islam
timeZone Eastern European Time
usedFor construction stone
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3

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Helwan locatedNear Tura