Orman Garden

The Orman Garden at Giza, Cairo is one of the most famous Botanical gardens in Egypt. It was founded in 1875 during the reign of Khedive Isma'il Pasha.

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Type: Garden
Description: botanical garden in El Giza, Egypt
Also known as: “Al Ūrmān Garden”, “Hadiqat al Urman”, “Ḩadīqat al Ūrmān”, and “Orman Botanic Garden”
Address: 9 شارع عبد السلام عارف, جيزه, اولى, الجيزه, الجيزه 12513

Places of Interest

Highlights include Renascence of Egypt and Rhoda Island.

Renascence of Egypt

Work of art

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Renascence of Egypt is a work of art.

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

Mahmoud Khaleel

Museum

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The Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum is a museum in Giza, Egypt. It is located in a palace built in the early 20th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dokki and Garden City.

Dokki

Suburb

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Dokki is one of nine districts that make up Giza, Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. It is a major residential and commercial district with major roads connecting the two parts of Greater Cairo.

Garden City

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Garden City is a well-planned and leafy district of central Cairo, 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.