Roda Island
Native name: جزيرة الروضة | |
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 Nile branch between Roda Island and Old Cairo | |
 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, Jazīrat ar-Rawdah [ɡɪˈziːɾɪt eɾˈɾoːdɑ]) is an island located on the Nile in central Cairo.[1]
The mamluk Bahri dynasty originally settled on Roda Island at the castle of al-Rodah, which was built by the Ayyubid Sultan as-Salih Ayyub (Saladin) in order to house his mamluks.[2] The name of the dynasty, "Bahriyya", 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 situated west of historic Old Cairo, over 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
Northern tip
c.1800 map of Roda Island
Wooden bridge near the Nilometer
The Roda Island Nilometer, and island in the Nile
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References
- ^ a b http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/rawdah.htm Touregypt: Rawdah Island; accessed 02-28-2011
- ^ Al-Maqrizi, p.405/vol. 1
External links
Media related to Roda Island at Wikimedia Commons
- The Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens
- (in German) Wikivoyage.org: Rōḍa - on Wikivoyage.org
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