Qorsaya Island (or el-Qursaya, Kursaya,
Arabic
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: جزيرة القرصاية, Ǧazīrat al-Qurṣāya) is a
Nile
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island located in the metropolitan region of
Cairo
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near the western Nile shore south of
Roda Island
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The mamluk Bahri dynasty originally settled on Roda Is ...
and near of
Dahab Island. The island belongs to
Giza and has a strong agricultural character.
Geography and population
The Qorsaya Island is inhabited by roughly 1,000 fishermen and 4,000 farmers. The northern half of the island is a mixture of small dwellings and agricultural land and the southern half of the island forms the main residential area. Numbers of villas are currently under construction on the northernmost tip. The island is accessed by hand-operated ferry from Giza.
There is an open conflict between the island residents and the Cairo-development plan of the Egyptian government.
Adelita Husni-Bey
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Early life and education
Husni-Bey received a BA in Fine Art from the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London in 2007 and she graduated with an M ...
Qorsaya Island – The White Paper: The Land.
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References
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Islands of the Nile
River islands of Egypt
Giza