Zeitoun, Cairo

Coordinates: 30°06′18″N 31°18′37″E / 30.1050°N 31.3103°E / 30.1050; 31.3103
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Turnopoems (talk | contribs) at 18:32, 15 October 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

File:The Virgin Mary as she appeared in Zeitoun, Cairo in 1968.jpg
The Virgin Mary as she appeared in Zeitoun in 1968

Zeitoun (Arabic: الزيتون), also El Zeitoun, is a famous district in Cairo, Egypt. It became known for its Marian apparitions during the years 1968–1971.

It was the birthplace of Fathia Nkrumah (born Fathia Rizk to a Coptic family), wife of Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.

In Arabic, the name literally means olives.

30°06′18″N 31°18′37″E / 30.1050°N 31.3103°E / 30.1050; 31.3103