Boulaq

This article is about the district of Cairo. For other uses, see Bolak (disambiguation).
Boulaq
بولاق
District
Boulaq from Ghezireh, 1902.
Boulaq
Coordinates: 30°03′11″N 31°13′48″E / 30.053°N 31.230°E / 30.053; 31.230
CountryEgypt
CityCairo
Established15th century
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Boulaq (Arabic: بولاق, romanized: Būlāq from Ancient Greek: φυλακή "guard, customs post"), is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.


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