Dokki | |
Native Name: | الدقي |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Egypt |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Egypt |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Giza Governorate |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Footnotes: | El-Dokki |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 30.0381°N 31.2111°W |
Dokki (Arabic: الدقي pronounced as /ed.ˈdoʔ.ʔi/, is one of nine districts that make up Giza city,[1] which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated on the western bank of the Nile, directly across from Downtown Cairo. It is a vital residential and commercial district with major roads connecting the two parts of Greater Cairo (Cairo and Giza).
Dokki used to be a village on a mostly royal and state-owned agricultural estate held under waqf (endowment) until the early 20th Century along with
These developments and hamlets made up most of the Wasat (middle) district in the city of Giza,[4] before being divided in 1997 into the districts of Dokki (developments, hamlets and southern half of Madinat al-Awqaf, reflected in the names of the sub-districts, see Demographics below), and Agouza to the north with the northern half of Madinat al-Awqaf known colloquially today as Mohandessin.
A theory about its name is that the name originated from the Dokki family, which inhabited this region since ancient times and came to it from Upper Egypt and resided in it, then soon moved to the countryside in Menoufia.
Many Cairene landmarks are located in Dokki, the German school Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Kairo (DEO)[5] and the embassies of many countries including Russia, Somalia, France, Chad, the Czech Republic, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. Dokki is home to approximately 56 foreign embassies, a number surpassed only by the Zamalek district. King Idris of Libya died at the Palace in Dokki in 1983.[6]
In 2017, Dokki had a population of 70,926 people (35,750 male, 35,176 female).[7]
It is sub-divided into six shiakhas as follows:
Code 2017 | Total Population | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sulaymân Jûhar | 210301 | 14661 | 7389 | 7272 | |
Madînat al-Awqâf | 210302 | 27567 | 13677 | 13890 | |
Dâyir al-Nâhya | 210303 | 6614 | 3356 | 3258 | |
Awlâd `Allâm | 210304 | 2284 | 1134 | 1150 | |
Bayn al-Sarâyât | 210305 | 9459 | 4919 | 4540 | |
Urmân, al- | 210306 | 10341 | 5275 | 5066 |
The Dokki neighborhood is also called the "Schools District", where there are about 102 schools that represent all types of schools (government - private - experimental - languages). In addition to that, there is also [Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule]
The Dokki district currently has 2 Cairo Metro stations (Bohooth & Dokki) both are parts of line 2.In addition to that 1 station from the under development line 3 will be on the Gameat Al Dewal Al Arabeya street between Dokki and Mohandiseen districtMany public buses lines pass through it and it has a lot of station and on of the main working district for.
Almost all banks in Egypt have one or more branches in the Dokki district. For example El Ahli bank has around 5 branches in the Dokki.
The Dokki is a vital distract with many companies, schools, Embassies and banks.