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Rhoda Island

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Rhoda Island or Rawdah Island, (Arabic: جزيرة الروضة‎‎, Gezīret er-Rōdah and Al Manyal ar-Rawdah ), is an island located on the Nile in central Cairo.

Map of Rhoda Island, Al Manyal Ash Sharqi, Al Manial, Giza Governorate, Egypt

The El-Manial District, and the Al-Manyal Palace 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 on its southern tip.

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Rhoda Island Wikipedia