Roda Island
Roda Island or Rawdah Island, (Arabic: جزيرة الروضة, Jazīrat ar-Rawdah [ɡɪˈziːɾɪt eɾˈɾoːdɑ]) is an island located on the Nile in central Cairo.[1]
Native name: جزيرة الروضة | |
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![]() OpenStreetMap rendering of Roda Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Nile River, Cairo |
Coordinates | 30°01′15″N 31°13′32″E |
Administration | |
Historically, the mamluks of Bahri dynasty was originally settled on the Roda Island at the castle of Al-Rodah, which was built by the Ayyubid Sultan as-Salih Ayyub in order to house his mamluks.[2] The name of the dynasty, "Bahriyya", which means 'of the river', referring to their original settlement on the island (on the Nile River).
The El-Manial district and the Manial Palace and 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 in the neighbourhood of the Manasterly Palace on its southern tip.[1]
Gallery
- Nile branch between Roda Island and Old Cairo
- Wooden bridge near the Nilometer
- The Roda Island Nilometer, and island in the Nile
References
- http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/rawdah.htm Touregypt: Rawdah Island; accessed 02-28-2011
- Al-Maqrizi, p.405/vol. 1
External links
- The Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens
- (in German) Wikivoyage.org: Rōḍa - on Wikivoyage.org