Gezira (Cairo)

Coordinates: 30°03′N 31°13′E / 30.050°N 31.217°E / 30.050; 31.217
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30°03′N 31°13′E / 30.050°N 31.217°E / 30.050; 31.217

Aerial view of Gezira Island looking south, with the Zamalek district, surrounded by the Nile.
Map of Gezira.

Gezira is an island in the Nile, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.

Gezira is west of

exotic plants shipped from all over the world.[1]

Landmarks

  • Cairo Tower (1960), the tallest concrete structure in Egypt, built near the Gezira Sporting Club.[2]
  • Egyptian Opera House (1988), built near the Cairo Tower.[3]
  • Arabic: ساقية الصاوى), located beneath 15 May Bridge in Zamalek, one of the most important cultural venues in Egypt.[4]
  • Gezira Sporting Club (1882), the oldest club in Egypt.[5]
  • Al Ahly SC main branch, founded in 1907 by Omar Lotfi as a gathering place for student unions against the British Occupation.

Education

Schools on the island include:

Sports

Gezira Island is home to the basketball club

Egyptian Basketball Super League
.

Al Ahly SC is located on Gezira island.

Gallery

  • Gezira (on the left) in 1904
    Gezira (on the left) in 1904
  • El Gezira Gardens
    El Gezira Gardens
  • Cairo Tower with Al-Gala Bridge
    Cairo Tower with Al-Gala Bridge
  • Southern Tip of Gezira Island
    Southern Tip of Gezira Island
  • El Gezira Tower
    El Gezira Tower

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zamalek Today". e-dar.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  2. ^ Samir Raafat (16 August 1997). "The Cairo Tower". egy.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Egypt hosts London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time in the region". Albawaba News. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ "El Sawy Culturewheel in Egypt: From a place for beggars to a resort for intellectuals" (in Arabic). CNN. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2009.
  5. ^ Helmy, Heba. "Four clubs, four communities: The Gezira Sporting Club". egyptindependent.com. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  6. ^ "L'administration du lycée Archived 28 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine." Lycée Français du Caire. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Zamalek Site primaire 8, rue Ibn Zanki"
  7. ^ "Official public page at Facebook. Pakistan International School Cairo. Retrieved on January 12, 2017. "Taha Hussain Street, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt"—Map Archived 18 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine which shows location on Gezirah Island
  8. ^ "Home." British International School in Cairo. 24 January 2001. Retrieved on 19 July 2018. "Our physical address is: 5 El Yemeni Street Zamalek Cairo Egypt"

External links

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