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A residential district on Gezira island in the Nile, with embassies, galleries and tree-lined streets.
Zamalek
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1 gallery1 cafe2 landmarks1 shop3 hotels2 supermarkets7 discount markets1 museum
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Zamalek by the numbers
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Population
Residents
14,993
Covers قسم الزمالك, a CAPMAS mid-2017 estimate of Egyptians only, not a final census count; the qism is an administrative unit and is not identical to the neighborhood.
Source: CAPMAS 2017 population estimate (PDF) ·
Worth reading
Selected reading and listening on Zamalek
Work published elsewhere, picked one at a time, with the reason it is here.
- Article
توثيق تاريخ حي الزمالك بالقاهرة وطرزه المعمارية النادرة
On the National Organization for Urban Harmony's booklet documenting Zamalek's architecture.
Asharq Al-Awsataawsat.com
- Reference
قصة الزمالك
State cultural-heritage mapping of the island's history, building by building.
CULTNATarchitecture.cultnat.org
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Published places in Zamalek
Cafe
Ahwak
A Parisian-style salon de thé tucked behind the Cairo Marriott in Zamalek
Downtown Cairo
Landmark
Aquarium Grotto Garden
An 1867 khedival garden of caves and grottoes, its fish tanks long empty
Downtown Cairo
Shop
Arkadia Mall
Egypt's first regional shopping mall, opened in 2000 on the Nile Corniche
Downtown Cairo
Hotel
Fairmont Nile City Hotel, Cairo
A 2010 tower rising between Nile City's twin office and retail towers
Boulaq
G
supermarket
Gourmet Egypt
1 branch
Zamalek
Hotel
Hilton Cairo Zamalek Residences
Hilton's all-suite residence tower on Zamalek island, on the Nile
Downtown Cairo
K
discount_market
Kazyon
7 branches
West Cairo
M
supermarket
Metro Markets
1 branch
Zamalek
Museum
Museum of Islamic Ceramics
Islamic ceramics from three continents, inside a 1921 Zamalek palace
Downtown Cairo
Landmark
Qasr El-Nile Bridge (The Nile Castle Bridge)
A 1933 Nile bridge guarded by four bronze lions meant for Giza Zoo
Zamalek
Hotel
Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile
A Nile-front Sofitel tower beside Cairo's World Trade Centre in Bulaq
Downtown Cairo
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Grocery nearby
Published grocery branches verified in this area.
- Gourmet Zamalek (El Brazil St.)Zamalek
- Kazyon #1005 (West Cairo)West Cairo
- Kazyon #1533 (Downtown Cairo)Downtown Cairo
- Kazyon #1622 (West Cairo)West Cairo
- Kazyon #1637 (West Cairo)West Cairo
- Kazyon #1736 (West Cairo)West Cairo
- Kazyon #1813 (West Cairo)West Cairo
- Kazyon Agouza (Al Fardous St.)West Cairo
- Metro Market Zamalek (El Gezirah El Wosta St.)Zamalek
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