Jazirat al-Rawda
Jazirat al-Rawda is an island in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Jazirat al-Rawda is situated nearby to the suburb Al Manyal, as well as near the region Greater Cairo.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Egypt
- Also known as: “el-Rôda”, “Ǧazīrat al-Rawḍaẗ”, “Gezîret el Rôḍa”, “Gezīret er Rōda”, “Gezîret et Rôḍa”, “Jazirat ar Rawdah”, “Jazīrat ar Rawḑah”, “Roda”, and “Roda Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rhoda Island and Fustat.
Rhoda Island
Island
Roda Island is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central Cairo, alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial, in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the Misr al-Qadima district.
Fustat
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt.
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
Photo: Buyoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque, located in the Fustat neighbourhood of Old Cairo, Egypt. Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the centre of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Dokki
Suburb
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dokki is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo.
Jazirat al-Rawda
- Category: landform
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Jazirat al-Rawda” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة الروضة”
- Cebuano: “Jazīrat ar Rawḑah”
- French: “île de Rôdah”
- French: “île de Roudah” (historical)
- Swedish: “Jazīrat ar Rawḑah”
Localities in the Area
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