Dokki

Map of Dokki and Greater Mohandessin in Giza

El Dokki (Arabic: الدقى‎  pronounced [ed.ˈdoʔ.ʔi], of either Arabic or Turkish origin, meaning harbor) is a district in Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo.

Many Cairene landmarks are located in Dokki, the German school DEO and the embassies of many countries including Russia, Somalia, France, Chad, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Dokki is home to approximately 40 foreign embassies, a number surpassed only by the Zamalek district. King Idris of Libya died at the Palace in Dokki in 1983.

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Education

The Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule is located in Dokki.^[2]

The Pakistan International School of Cairo is in Dokki.^[3]

See also

• Mohandessin

References

Districts and suburbs of Greater Cairo Cairo Governorate Abbassia Ain Shams Azbakeya Bulaq Daher El-Manial El-Marg Helwan 15 May Mokattam City of the Dead Manshiyat Naser Nasr City El-Quba Rhoda El-Sakakini Shobra Shobra neighborhood Elsahel Road El Farag Zeitoun Historical Coptic Cairo Downtown Cairo Faggala Fustat Islamic Cairo Mataria Old Cairo Affluent Garden City Heliopolis Maadi Sheraton Zamalek Newly planned Badr Madinaty New Cairo el Banafseg Yasmin el Tagamoa el Khames Rehab Sehraya New Heliopolis Shorouk Giza Governorate Giza Agouza el Warraq Feisal Giza (district) Haram Imbaba Historical Kerdasa Affluent Dokki Mohandessin Newly planned 6 October City Dreamland Palm Hills Sheikh Zayed Qalyubia Governorate Shubra El-Kheima Newly planned Obour

Coordinates: 30°02′17″N 31°12′40″E / 30.03806°N 31.21111°E / 30.03806; 31.21111