El Sakkakini Explained

El Sakkakini
Native Name:السكاكيني
Settlement Type:district
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Cairo Governorate
Utc Offset:+2

El Sakkakini (ar|السكاكيني) is a small district (quarter) in Cairo, Egypt that neighbours the El Zaher and Abbaseya districts.

El Sakkakini was originally part of El Zaher, but it was named after a huge building built by a prominent French architect, and was owned by the head of the Syrian Skakkini family, Count Gabriel Habib Sakkakini Pasha (1841–1923), consisting of a palace and a church in the same area in 1897.[1] [2] In addition, Sakkakini Pasha, is known to have established the Roman Catholic Patriarchate in Faggala and the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Old Cairo.[3]

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30.067°N 31.266°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-04-05.shtml Egy.com
  2. Web site: Facts . The Fascinating El Sakakini Pasha Palace-5 . says . More-ConnollyCove . 2020-02-10 . Sakakini Palace: The Story Behind One of Cairo’s Architectural Gems Egyptian Streets . 2024-08-31 . en-US.
  3. http://www.bibalex.org/alexcinema/cinematographers/Asma_el_Bakri.html Report on Sakakini Pasha's granddaughter Asma el Bakri
  4. Web site: In a Ruined Country. The Atlantic. September 2005.