Imbaba is a central administrative district in Giza governorate. It is located two kilometers north-west of Giza city, on the western side of the Nile, and is a populous area that forms part of North Giza Square, which is also part of Greater Cairo.

For many centuries Imbaba was the final destination of camels coming from Sudan and the Horn of Africa through Derb Al-Arba'ein, to be sold in the Friday Market in Imbaba. This market still exists, but is not as important as it was in the past.

• In the book entitled ‘Picking Roses’ it is mentioned that Imbaba included the village of Sheikh Ismail Ibn Yusuf Al-Imbabi, whose ancestry can be traced back to Sa'ad Ibn Ubada, the master of Khazraj Tribe in Medina in the days of the Hijra (migration) of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Mecca to Medina.
• The famous Imbaba Battle (Battle of the Pyramids) broke out between the Mamluks and Napoleon Bonaparte, who led the French Campaign on 21 July 1798.

King Idris Al-Sonousi of Libya, after he had settled in Cairo in 1939, started preparing his armies to support the allies in the Second World War. He established a training camp at Imbaba to win back his home country of Libya from the invading Italian army.