The centre of downtown Cairo is Tahrir Square, located on the east bank.
A hub of tourist activity, the vast and open square contains numerous
attractions, including the Egyptian Museum, the Arab League
headquarters, and the modern Umar Makram Mosque. Extending from north to
south along the east bank of the Nile is the Corniche, Cairo's main
thoroughfare. Located nearby is the narrow strip of land known as Garden
City, one of the city's newer residential areas. In the centre of the
city is the river island of Zamalek (also called Jezerah, meaning "the
Island"), which contains the upscale residential and commercial
neighborhood also known as Zamalek, the Cairo Opera House (founded in
1869), and the Cairo Tower (1961). Three bridges link the island with
both banks of the river. The island of Al-Rodah, located to the south,
is linked to the mainland by two additional bridges, while another
bridge to the north carries road and rail traffic across the Nile
.
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