Rodah (also spelt Roda and El-Rawdah) is linked to Cairo city by five bridges, and is divided into two parts. Its northern part is called ‘El-Maniel’ or ‘Maniel El-Rawdah,’ while its southern part is called ‘Mamluks.’ The location of the two islands of El-Maniel and El-Rawdah attracted a number of the members of Muhammad Ali Pasha’s family to build palaces and live there. Khedive Ismail had a palace on the banks of the Nile and, before him, his father Ibrahim Pasha had a palace on Gezerat El-Rawdah. Abbas Helmi I, a grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha, had a palace on Qaitbay Street. Finally, Prince Muhammad Ali Pasha, the son of Khedive Tewfik, built El-Maniel Palace (also called Heliopolis Palace or the Palace of Prince Muhammad Ali), which was constructed in 1903. With the passage of time, and the presence of members of Muhammad Ali Pasha’s family, there was an influx of a number of the upper classes of society into this region of El-Maniel and El-Rawdah, who built villas and more palaces.

The most famous landmarks in El-Rawdah are the Nilometer – a measurement of the depth of the River Nile, the Palace of Al-Menastrely, and Qaitbay Mosque.

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