Gezira Island
Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Ceramics and All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo.
Museum of Islamic Ceramics
Museum
The Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace is a historical building in Cairo's Zamalek island, which is used as the Egypt's first ceramics museum, the Museum of Islamic Ceramics and as an art center.
All Saints’ Cathedral, Cairo
Church
Photo: Chrischorlton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo was consecrated in 1988 and is the home of the Episcopal/Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Egyptian Museum
Museum
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the Egyptian Museum and also called the Cairo Museum or the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is a national history museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo and Boulaq.
Cairo
Photo: Mario modesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East.
Boulaq
Suburb
Photo: iyasser .com, CC BY 2.0.
Boulaq, is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.
Gezira Island
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “al-Ǧazīra”, “El Gezīra”, “Gezîret el-Zamâlik”, “Jazirah Island”, “Jazirat az Zamalik”, and “Jazīrat az Zamālik”
- Category: landform
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.0568° or 30° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
31.22191° or 31° 13′ 19″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8G2H364C+PQGeoNames ID
346165
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Gezira Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الجزيرة,”
- French: “Île de Gezira”
- German: “Gezira”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Agouza and Zamalek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute and Mutḩaf Maḩmūd Khalīl.
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