Rod El Farag ( ar, روض الفرج, ; also spelled Road El Farag, Road Elfarag or Road Alfarag) is an administrative region forming about one third of

Shobra Shoubra ( ar, شبرا, ; Coptic: '; also written Shubra or Shobra) is one of the largest districts of Cairo, Egypt and it is administratively divided into three areas: Shubra, Road El Farag, and Elsahel. Etymology Although Shoubra has been im ...

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. Rod El Farag neighbours the

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to the west,

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to the south, Shobra (administrative region) to the east and

Elsahel El Sahel ( ar, الساحل ) 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, El Sharabeya to the eas ...

to the north.

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notes that like neighbouring districts, Rod El Farag is generally overcrowded (170,000 residents per square kilometre). ميناء روض الفرج زمان

Historically, Rod El Farag has been a residential area for centuries and was known in the early twentieth century for its

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s. For many years, Rod El Farag was home to Cairo's biggest fruit and vegetable market and the world-famous El-Nozah candy shop, started in 1940. This candy shop was famous for its home-made

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, though it relocated to an area on the outskirts of

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. The Rod El Farag market used to be the largest in all of Egypt, drawing regional farmers and traders to settle in the area. The area where the market used to stand now hosts Rod El Farag Cultural Palace. This district also contains good infrastructure, including the French school "Notre Dame des Apotres." Located on the

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is the Arkadia Mall, which contains stores such as Mobcco and the Trianon confectionery and cafe.

Rod El Farag Bridge

The Rod El Farag Bridge over the

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river, which is part of the Tahya Misr Axis crossing the Egyptian capital of

, built by the Egyptian company

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, is the world's widest

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with a width of 67.3 meters. The 540 meters long bridge has 6 lanes in each direction, has suspension towers which are 92 meters high and 160 suspension cables to hold the bridge. Currently, it is becoming a major tourist attraction in Cairo, where visitors can cross the side pedestrian passageways which have panoramic views of the banks of the Nile and a glass floor see-through walkway where visitors can walk over the Nile.

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