Zaafarana palace
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The palace is located in Cairo
, Egypt
. Near Abbasyia district at Khalifa Maamon Road.
Now it is inside the main campus of the Ain Shams University
.
.
It is said that King Farouk
was born in this palace.
The university is now located in the area of the Zaafaran Palace, built during the regime of Khedive Ismail. The palace was so named because the area surrounding it was famous for saffron (in Arabic
"zaafaran") plantations. The palace was used to host the administration offices of the Egyptian University when it was established in 1925. It was used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as a guest house) for accommodating important visitors.
The palace also witnessed the signing of the 1936 treaty between Egypt and Great Britain (see Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936).
Finally in 1952, it came to be used as the administrative headquarters of Ain Shams University.
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, 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...
. Near Abbasyia district at Khalifa Maamon Road.
Now it is inside the main campus of the Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University is an institute of higher education located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.-History:...
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History
It was one of the royal palaces before becoming the administration building of Ain Shams UniversityAin Shams University
Ain Shams University is an institute of higher education located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.-History:...
.
It is said that King Farouk
Farouk of Egypt
Farouk I of Egypt , was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936....
was born in this palace.
The university is now located in the area of the Zaafaran Palace, built during the regime of Khedive Ismail. The palace was so named because the area surrounding it was famous for saffron (in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
"zaafaran") plantations. The palace was used to host the administration offices of the Egyptian University when it was established in 1925. It was used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as a guest house) for accommodating important visitors.
The palace also witnessed the signing of the 1936 treaty between Egypt and Great Britain (see Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936).
Finally in 1952, it came to be used as the administrative headquarters of Ain Shams University.