Example sentences for: gezira

How can you use “gezira” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the north, opposite Gezira Island, the Egyptian National Circus, a Soviet-trained troupe, performs nightly except in summer.

  • Out in the river are several islands and the largest one, Gezira, is home to one of Cairo’s most chic neighborhoods, Zamalek.

  • Instead, Said "grew up not in Jerusalem but in Cairo, where his father, an American citizen, had moved as an economic expatriate approximately nine years before Edward's birth and had become the owner of a thriving business; and there, until his own departure for the United States as a teenager in 1951, the young Edward Said resided in luxurious apartments, attended private English schools, and played tennis at the exclusive Gezira Sporting Club as the child of one of its few Arab members."

  • South of Gezira is Roda Island, home to Manial Palace, now converted into an art gallery.

  • The Gezira Sporting Club has a range of facilities that you can enjoy as a temporary member, but if you don’t feel sporty try an evening of music — the contemporary Opera House is here sharing a complex with the Modern Art Museum.


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