El Sahel
El Sahel (Arabic: الساحل IPA: [esˈsæːħel, elˈ-]) is an administrative region forming more than half of Shubra in Cairo, Egypt. El Sahel neighbours the River Nile to the west, Rod El Farag and Shubra (administrative region) to the south, to the east and is separated from Qalyubia to the north by the El Ismailia canal.
El Sahel hosts two of Cairo's largest hospitals: , and the older , which is named after the area. Additionally, El Sahel is home to a date market.[1]
References[]
- ^ Nesmahar Sayed, That time of dates Archived 2008-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 560, 15–21 November 2001.
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Coordinates: 30°05′05″N 31°14′32″E / 30.08472°N 31.24222°E
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