Roda Island
| Native name: جزيرة الروضة | |
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 OpenStreetMap rendering of Roda Island | |
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| Location | Nile River, Cairo |
| Coordinates | 30°01′15″N 31°13′32″E / 30.02083°N 31.22556°ECoordinates: 30°01′15″N 31°13′32″E / 30.02083°N 31.22556°E |
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Roda Island or Rawdah Island, (Arabic: جزيرة الروضة, Gezīret er-Rōdah [ɡɪˈziːɾɪt eɾˈɾoːdɑ]) is an island located on the Nile in central Cairo.[1]
The El-Manial district and the Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens are located on the island. It is west of historic Old Cairo, across a small branch of the Nile. The island has one of the oldest Islamic buildings in Egypt, the Nilometer on its southern tip.[1]
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References
- 1 2 http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/rawdah.htm Touregypt: Rawdah Island; accessed 02-28-2011
External links
- The Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens
- (in German) Wikivoyage.org: Rōḍa - on Wikivoyage.org
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| Nile islands | |
| Red Sea islands | |
| Mediterranean Sea islands | |
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