Faggala

District in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Faggala الفجّالة
district
A street in Faggala
Coordinates: 30°03′37″N 31°15′15″E / 30.06028°N 31.25417°E / 30.06028; 31.25417
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Cairo Governorate
City	Cairo

Faggala (Arabic: الفجّالة) is a district of Cairo, Egypt near Ramesis Square. It is one of the oldest districts in the city.^[1] It has long been an important center for book publishing, perhaps the largest in the country. It was also known for its major bookstores but from the 1960s on these were sold to new tenants who opened the ceramics businesses found there today.^[1] During the early 20th century it became a center for the film industry and the famous Studio Nasibian was located there.^[2]

It is also an important religious center for the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt.

Districts and suburbs of Greater Cairo

Cairo city Cairo Governorate

Abbassia Ain Shams Azbakeya Bulaq Daher Al-Darb al-Ahmar El Marg Helwan Massarah 15th of May Mokattam City of the Dead (al-Qarafa) Manshiyat Naser Nasr City El Qobbah Rhoda Island El Manial El Sakkakini Shubra Shubra El Sahel Rod El Farag Zeitoun
Historical	Coptic Cairo Downtown Cairo Faggala Fustat Islamic Cairo El Matareya Old Cairo
Affluent	Garden City Heliopolis Maadi Zamalek
Newly planned	Badr Madinaty New Cairo El Rehab Fifth Settlement New Heliopolis El Shorouk