Nestled subsequent to the enduring Cairo Tower within the Zamalek neighborhood, Al-Zohriya Backyard is a uncommon, unexplored gem in a metropolis the place open public areas have gotten more and more scarce.
Based on the backyard’s official web page, it’s residence to timber over a century previous, lots of them uncommon species, and contains classic greenhouses relationship again to the period of Khedive Ismail.
However now, the backyard faces an unsure future. A closure order scheduled for 8 October has been issued, and in lower than 4 days, this sanctuary could also be misplaced without end.
Regardless of a dwindling variety of guests, the workers, deeply dedicated to the backyard’s maintenance, have nurtured this area with care and dedication.
A petition has been launched to lift consciousness and reverse this choice. Activists are urging the general public to go to the backyard and expertise its magnificence and historic significance firsthand. The petition has almost 2,100 signatures.
Social media efforts are additionally gaining momentum, however to this point, authorities officers haven’t commented.
