Cairo · Egypt
Hotels in Gezira Island, Cairo
Gezira Island is one of the 28 neighbourhoods of Cairo (Wikidata: "island in the Nile River, in Cairo, Egypt"); population 17,365, area 2.8 km². Its centre is 1.9 km from the city centre. 15 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 15of 87 in Cairo's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.9 km
- Nearest station
- Opera1.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Egyptian Museum1.6 km
- Population
- 17,365Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 132OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 2.8 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Gezira Island
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nile Boutique Hotel | 0.0 km |
| 2 | Santana Hotel Cairo | 0.7 km |
| 3 | Indiana Hotel | 0.7 km |
| 4 | Salma Hotel | 0.9 km |
| 5 | Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino | 1.1 km |
| 6 | Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino | 1.2 km |
| 7 | Zayed Hotel | 1.3 km |
| 8 | Holidays Express Hotel | 1.4 km |
| 9 | Pyramisa Suites Hotel Cairo | 1.4 km |
| 10 | Nile Zamalek Hotel | 1.6 km |
| 11 | Horus House Hotel Zamalek | 1.6 km |
| 12 | Om Kolthoom Hotel | 1.6 km |
| 13 | Safir Hotel Cairo | 1.7 km |
| 14 | Havana Hotel Cairo | 1.9 km |
| 15 | President Hotel | 1.9 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Gezira Island
OpenStreetMap maps 62 restaurants, 64 cafes and 6 bars and pubs counted in Gezira Island, and 13 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Cairo |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 62 | 2 of 28 |
| Cafes | 64 | 2 of 28 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 6 | 3 of 28 |
| Museums and galleries | 3 | 6 of 28 |
| Named parks | 4 | 4 of 28 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 6 | 8 of 28 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 28 neighbourhoods of Cairo; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Gezira Island
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Gezira Island is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Gezira Island: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cairo Tower | Attraction | 0.9 km |
| All Saints | Place of worship | 1.1 km |
| Agricultural Museum | Museum | 0.8 km |
| Aquarium Grotto Garden | Aquarium | 0.7 km |
| Museum of Islamic Ceramics | Museum | 1.0 km |
| Al Obour Garden | Park | 0.7 km |
| Messi Market | Viewpoint | 0.4 km |
| Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque Garden | Park | 1.3 km |
| Hekma Square | Park | 1.8 km |
| Nady El Seed | Park | 1.9 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Gezira Island
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Gezira Island, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Opera | metro | 1.2 km |
| Dokki | metro | 1.4 km |
| Safaa Hegazy | metro | 1.5 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Gezira Island is from Cairo's main sights
| Sight | From Gezira Island |
|---|---|
| Egyptian Museum | 1.6 km |
| Tahrir Square | 1.9 km |
| Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan | 4.3 km |
| al-Azhar Mosque | 4.5 km |
| Al-Hussein Mosque | 4.5 km |
| Al-Hakim Mosque | 4.6 km |
| Mosque of Amr ibn al-As | 4.7 km |
| Muhammad Ali Mosque | 4.8 km |
| Hanging Church | 5.1 km |
| Saqqara | 22 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Gezira Island
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Maspero · metro station · 1.6 km
Sights in Gezira Island
- All Saints' Cathedral, Cairo · cathedral · 1.1 km
- Aquarium Grotto Garden · botanical garden · 0.8 km
- Sphinx square · square · 0.5 km
- Mostafa Mahmoud square · square · 1.6 km
- Agriculture Museum of Ancient Egypt · museum · 0.8 km
Nearby
Areas next to Gezira Island
Questions
Gezira Island: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Gezira Island, Cairo?
15 places to stay in this guide are counted in Gezira Island: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 28 neighbourhoods of Cairo. The nearest to the area centre is Nile Boutique Hotel, 0.0 km away.
How far is Gezira Island from the centre of Cairo?
1.9 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Cairo.
How far is Gezira Island from Saqqara?
22 km in a straight line from the centre of Gezira Island. The nearest of Cairo's main sights is Egyptian Museum, 1.6 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Gezira Island?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Opera (metro, 1.2 km), Dokki (metro, 1.4 km) and Safaa Hegazy (metro, 1.5 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Gezira Island?
OpenStreetMap maps 62 restaurants, 64 cafes and 6 bars and pubs counted in Gezira Island (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 28 neighbourhoods of Cairo that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 87 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Gezira Island on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.