Gezira or Al-Gezira means Island in Arabic, located in the Nile River in central Cairo. The southern part of the island is called Gezira whereas the northern part of it is Zamalek which is derived Turkish word which means Vineyard.
The Island was called “Jardin des Plantes” which means Garden of Plants because of its exclusive set of exotic plants brought from all corner of the world. On the east shore, a stall was built for island supervision the development of the island’s landscape project which was later replaced with Gezirah Palace. The palace was first used for guests of the opening of the Suez Canal such as Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and Eugénie, Empress of the French. In today’s date, the Gezira Palace is the central part of the Cairo Marriott Hotel, with an open-air theatre in the rooftop overlooking the Nile.
Many other palaces were built after that including Prince Sa’id Toussoun’s palace, now used as a branch of the Council of Ministers and Prince Amr Ibrahim’s palace which is now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics.
Gezira along with Zamalek comes with too many attractions that to list them all doesn’t seem feasible. But some attractions can’t be ignored such as:
The list goes on and on. The restaurants and cafes, not to mention the royal houses built here have their own charm to add in the hot pot of Cairo attractions. NILE HOLIDAY loves to show you the absolute best of Cairo and Gezira. Call us to book for an unforgettable holiday..
Some of the most common questions asked by tourists.
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