Agouza is a small district of Giza, on the shore of the Nile river. It is on the west bank of the Nile, lies between 6th October Bridge

6th October Bridge

The 6th October Bridge is an elevated highway in central Cairo, Egypt. The bridge and causeway crosses the Nile River twice from the west bank suburbs, east through Gezira Island to Downtown Cairo, and on to connect the city to the Cairo International Airport to the east.Its name commemorates...

 and 15th May Bridge, north of Dokki

Dokki

El Dokki is a district of greater Giza, 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 and the embassies of many countries including Russia, Somalia, France, Chad, the Czech Republic and...

 and south of Mohandesin districts. Although it lies very near to Mohandesin, but it is less affluent than it.

It embraces the Egyptian National Circus and Balloon Theater close fitting to each others. And also the British Council

British Council

The British Council is a United Kingdom-based organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales, and in Scotland...

 in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

, along with other significant places.

Origin of the name

In the 1940s and 1950s, an old woman (Agouza in Arabic) sat alongside the Corniche and sold coffee to cars passing by. When people wanted to meet up, they would say "I'm at the Agouza," and the name just stuck. This is unverified though. instead, it is most likely that the name Agouza (old one) refers to Nazly Hanem, wife of Sherif Pacha (Prime minister at the time of Mohamed Ali in 1800s), who at the age of 90 decided to build a mosque to fulfill her husband’s wish after his death. Given her old age at that time people referred to the mosque as Al Agouza (after her) and that later became the name of the whole district.

Nawal Street

Little Nawal died at the age of 6, her father Abdel Rehim Pacha Sabry was so sad and he named his palace, Military Nasr Academy now, after her then the whole street which included the palace was named Nawal Street.

Restaurants and outings

• Niema, Shawerma food
• Flying Fish, lies on the cornice
  Cornice
  Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...
  
  
• Cairo Jazz Club
• Sea Gull, lies on the cornice
  Cornice
  Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting...