Rod El Farag

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Rod El Farag (also spelled Rod Elfarag or Rod Alfarag) is currently an administrative region forming about one third of Shobra in Cairo, Egypt. Rod Elfarag neighbours the River Nile to the west, Boulaq to the south, Shobra (administrative region) to the east and Elsahel to the north.

Historically Rod Elfarag has been a residential area for centuries and was known in the early twentieth century for its Night clubs.

For many years Rod El Farag was home to Cairo's biggest fruit and vegetable market [1] , until it was relocated to and area on outskirts of Greater Cairo , like its neighbours it is generally overcrowded ( 170,000 residents per square kilometre [2]) .

Rod El Farag market used to be the largest in all Egypt and was was the reason why many regional farmers and traders settled in Rod El Farag area [3]. The area were the market used to stand now hosts Rod El-Farag Cultural Palace[4].which

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rough guide
  2. ^ Bulaq , Shobra and Rod El Farag at Rough guide
  3. ^ Aljazeera
  4. ^ Ahram weekley


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