The Headquarters of the Arab League is located in Tahrir Square and near the downtown business district of

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. The headquarters building has views of the Nile River and 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

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i- Lebanese crisis of 2006.

Local landmarks

Located on Al-Tahrir Street beside Tahrir Square, the Arab League headquarters are close by are diplomatic landmarks and places of cultural interest including: the Egyptian Foreign Ministry,

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, and the

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Arab League

Local landmarks

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