El Sakkakini
السكاكيني
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
El Sakkakini (Arabic: السكاكيني) is a small district (quarter) in Cairo, Egypt that neighbours the El Zaher and Abbaseya districts.
El Sakkakini was originally part of El Zaher, but it was named after a huge building built by a prominent French architect, and was owned by patriarch (head of the family), Count Gabriel Habib Sakkakini Pasha (1841–1923), consisting of a palace and a church in the same area in 1897.[1] In addition, Sakkakini Pasha, is known to have established the Roman Catholic Patriarchate in Faggala and the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Old Cairo.[2]
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Districts and suburbs of Greater Cairo
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| Cairo city Cairo Governorate |
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| Giza city Giza Governorate |
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| Shubra El Kheima city Qalyubia Governorate |
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30°04′01″N 31°15′58″E / 30.067°N 31.266°E / 30.067; 31.266
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