Sayyidah Zainab District

Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . 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.
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  • Type: Suburb with 147,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “al-Sayyida Zaynab”, “Al-Sayyida Zeinab”, “Al-Sayyidah Zaynab”, “al-Sayyidaẗ Zaynab”, “As Sayyidah Zaynab”, “as-Sayyeda Zaïnab”, “El Saîyida Zeinab”, “el-Sayeda Zeinab”, “Elsayyida Zinab”, “Es Saiyida Zeinab”, “Saiyida Zeinab”, and “Saiyida Zênab”
  • Historically known as: “Saieda Zenab”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tahrir Square and Rhoda Island.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in , . The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations.

Island
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Roda Island is an island neighbourhood on the Nile in central , alternatively known as Manial al-Roda, or , referring to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised, and is part of the district.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in Cairo, Egypt. It is situated adjacent to the in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden City and Old Cairo.

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is a well-planned and leafy district of central , immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.

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is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in downtown . The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.

Sayyidah Zainab District

Latitude
30.02732° or 30° 1′ 38″ north
Longitude
31.24041° or 31° 14′ 26″ east
Population
147,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8G2H26GR+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 324283307
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
359824
Wiki­data ID
Q11009758
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sayyidah Zainab District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب ،القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب حي”
  • Arabic: “السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “حي السيدة زينب محافظة القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “حي السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “مدينة السيدة زينب”
  • Arabic: “منطقة السيدة زينب”
  • Armenian: “ալ-Սաիդա Զեյնաբ”
  • Dutch: “El Sayyeda Zainab”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “السيده زينب”
  • French: “El Sayeda Zeinab”
  • French: “Sitty Zeynab” (historical)
  • Persian: “سیده زینب (قاهره)”
  • Persian: “سیده زینب”
  • Spanish: “As-Sayyidah Zaynab”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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