Mansoura... Rose Island in Egypt

Weather of Arabia - a city established in the era of the Mamluk state, called the Island of Roses and was a source of pride for its residents, but soon embraced the name Mansoura thanks to its victories over the Crusades, and thanks to the Nile River that mediates it and draws the most beautiful scenery in it, here is the city of Mansoura welcoming its Egyptian visitors and Arab travelers and those coming from everywhere.

Mansoura is the capital of the Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt and the backbone of its tourism and entertainment life.

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Rose Island

Perhaps the Rose Island is the most wonderful tourist destination in Mansoura. Visitors come from all over Egypt to enjoy its views in the middle of the Nile River. It is a peninsula full of green gardens. It was in the past one of the largest rose gardens in Egypt, and today it is still a global tourist destination.

Shajarat El Durr Park is one of the most important tourist destinations on the island and includes a children's garden, a set of courts for tennis, basketball and volleyball, not to mention a physiotherapy center. There is also a group of various social and sports clubs, which also include water sports such as rowing.

Mansoura is also distinguished by a wonderful number of gardens, the most important of which are the Children’s Garden, the Pioneers’ Garden, the Immortals’ Garden, and the Family Garden, not to mention the zoo located in the Toriel neighborhood. It also has a group of tourist villages such as the Village of Flowers, the village of Othmathon, and the Village of Rose Island, all of which are destinations. Egyptians always take a break during the weekend.

Historical monuments in Mansoura

Ibn Luqman's house was a prison for the leader of the Crusades and the King of France during the thirteenth century, King Louis IX, who would not have left here alive had it not been for the ransom of his wife at the time, and for this and other reasons it became a historical tourist attraction and a museum was established in it that includes many collectibles, paintings, clothes and weapons that tell stories The historical battle.

Near the house there is the Al-Mawafi Mosque, which is considered one of the most important and famous mosques in Mansoura, as it was built by Najm Al-Din Ayoub in the year 583 AH, then it became an Islamic institute when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mawafi resided there.

Finally, who among us does not know that Mansoura is the birthplace of the Lady of Arab Music, Mrs. Umm Kulthum, whom the city is proud of and built a wonderful monument for her in October 6 Square.