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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]
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 |
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 Egypt | |
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
The Manasterly Palace
References
- 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 Rhoda Island at Wikimedia Commons
- The Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens
- (in German) Wikivoyage.org: Rōḍa - on Wikivoyage.org
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[de] Roda (Kairo)
Die 3,2 Kilometer lange Nilinsel Roda (auch Roudah, arabisch الروضة ar-Rauḍa/ar-Rōḍa ‚der Garten‘) bzw. el-Manyal (arabisch المنيل al-Manyal, auch el-Manial, der Nordteil der Insel) oder Manyal er-Roda (arabisch منيل الروضة Manyal ar-Rōḍa ‚Manyal-Garten‘) in Kairo ist Teil des Stadtteils Alt-Kairo etwas südlich der Stadtmitte.- [en] Roda Island
[fr] Île de Roda
L'île de Roda (ou Rhoda, Rodah) est une île d' Égypte située sur le Nil, dans la ville du Caire. Fortement urbanisée, elle forme un quartier résidentiel aisé.[it] Isola di Roda
L'Isola di Rōda o Isola di Rawḍa, (in arabo: جزيرة الروضة, Jazīrat Rawḍa, o al-Manyal al-Rawḍa, è un'isola sita nel fiume Nilo, ad ovest della città del Cairo.[1][ru] Рода (остров)
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