Roda Island

Roda Island
Native name:
جزيرة الروضة
Nile branch between Roda Island and Old Cairo
OpenStreetMap rendering of Roda Island
Geography
LocationNile River, Cairo
Coordinates30°01′15″N 31°13′32″E / 30.02083°N 31.22556°E / 30.02083; 31.22556
Administration

Roda Island (or Rawdah Island, Arabic: جزيرة الروضة, Jazīrat ar-Rawdah  [ɡɪˈziːɾɪt eɾˈɾoːdɑ]) is an island neighbourhood in the Nile in central Cairo, alternatively or partially known as Manial al-Roda, or al-Manial,[1] in reference to the main village that existed on the island before it was urbanised,[2] and is part of the Misr al-Qadima district.

  1. ^ "Manial Al-Roda: Birdsong and the call to prayer - Features - Al-Ahram Weekly". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ Egyptian Survey Department (1915). "Map of Cairo". Al-Madaq. Retrieved 2023-02-19.