El Sakkakini

El Sakkakini
السكاكيني
district
Country Egypt
GovernorateCairo Governorate
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

El Sakkakini (Arabic: السكاكيني) is a small district (quarter) in Cairo, Egypt that neighbours the El Zaher and Abbaseya districts.

El Sakkakini was originally part of El Zaher, but it was named after a huge building built by a prominent French architect, and was owned by the head of the Syrian Skakkini family, Count Gabriel Habib Sakkakini Pasha (1841–1923), consisting of a palace and a church in the same area in 1897.[1][2] In addition, Sakkakini Pasha, is known to have established the Roman Catholic Patriarchate in Faggala and the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Old Cairo.[3]

  1. ^ Egy.com Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Facts, The Fascinating El Sakakini Pasha Palace-5; says, More-ConnollyCove (2020-02-10). "Sakakini Palace: The Story Behind One of Cairo's Architectural Gems | Egyptian Streets". Retrieved 2024-08-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Report on Sakakini Pasha's granddaughter Asma el Bakri