Hadaek al-Qubbah (Qubbah Gardens, Arabic: حدائق القبة) is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt.[1]
It used to be a palatial garden district in the 19th century as was Shubra before it. The Qubbah Palace was built in the mid 19th century by a royal and bought in 1866 by Khedive Ismail as a suburban retreat from his official residence, Abdeen Palace, in central Cairo.[2]
In the early 20th century, a daughter of the khedive built the Tahra Palace nearby.[3] At the same time, Cairo was witnessing a real estate boom with the planning of a number of residential suburbs including Zamalek, Maadi and Heliopolis and in 1906, the Koubbeh Gardens Building Land Company bought 96 acres between Abbasiya and the palaces to develop.[4][5]
The district was once an affluent neighborhood with enormous mansions covering the area. Today, high blocks cover the once richly-gardened district.
