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7/4/2021 – The Inner Wheel Club of Zamalek under the presidency of Mrs. Samia Abo El Fetouh visited the Qubbah Palace. This visit is among many visits within the framework of the project “known Your Country “which the club has adopted for more than 10 years to get to know the historical places in Egypt. The palace is one of the three main presidential palaces with the Abdin Palace and Ras El Teen Palace. Great in our modern history so far, it is used to receive kings and presidents from different official delegates. The visit took place inside the various wings of the palace.

The visit took place inside the various wings of the palace as well as the museum attached to it, built by Khedive Ismail in 1873 and completed in 1873.

Qasr al-Qubbah is one of the largest Royal palaces, an area of about 190 acres, the palace garden is one of the largest gardens in Egypt, rare trees since the era of Khedive Ismail

During the reign of Khedive Tawfiq, the palace in which he was born became the site of the most luxurious ceremonies and royal weddings, and a place where his visitors expressed their intense admiration for its lush gardens.

It should be noted that among these families there are 350 families that are sponsored by the club on a continuous, regular basis, which are rotated according to the social research that the club does by itself through specific hired employees. The project of Old Cairo families has been going on for 20 years now by the club.

 

 

On Tuesday, Inner Wheel Club of Zamalek organized a visit to Abdeen Palace, one of Egypt’s most famous historical palaces, as part of the “Know Your Country” initiative.
The visit took place inside the various wings of the palace, which reflected the historical development of building the palace during the royal rulers through time since Khedive Ismail, who began building the palace since he took power in 1863 and opened it in 1874.
The palace contains halls and salons characterized by the color of their walls, as the white, red and green salons are used to receive official delegations during their visits to Egypt, in addition to the palace library, which contains about 55 thousand books.
The palace also contains a theater with hundreds of gilded chairs, and there are isolated places for women with curtains. Inside the palace, there are many suites, such as the Belgian wing, which was designed to accommodate the important guests of Egypt, and it was also named because the King of Belgium, Albert I, was the first to stay in it, and this suite includes a bed that is considered one of the rare antiques due to the decorations and hand drawings it contains.
The palace is considered one of the ten best royal palaces in the world because of its historical richness. The sons and grandsons of Khedive Ismail who ruled Egypt after him were fond of putting their touches on the palace and making additions that fit the tendencies and ages of each of them. The visit was followed by a luxurious lunch at the Automobile club, attended by a group of club members with the presence of the club president Mrs Samia Abou El Fotouh.

Inner Wheel Club of Zamalek, headed by Mrs. Samia Abu Al-Fettouh, held the first meeting of the year 2020/2021. During the meeting the most important projects conducted by the club were presented.
The most important of which, is the donation of an Intensive Care Unit in Al-Nas Hospital for 800 thousand Egyptian pounds. Along with the donation of 10 Kidney transplants operations at Abu El Rish children hospital with a total cost of 350 Thousand Egyptian pounds.
This is in addition to the installation of two Hospital sections and providing Ventilators to the Abbasia Fever Hospital to confront the Corona virus that reached the cost of one million and a half pounds.
The above is besides the various activities of the club, which are ongoing projects, including the sponsor of 500 poor families in Old Cairo and supervision of a shelter for the disabled in the same area.

It is good beginning of the year to start by planting a tree as a symbol of peace
In line with the initiative of Mrs. Mona Aref Chairman of District 95 Egypt and Jordan. The Inner Wheel Club of Tanta on Wednesday September 24, 2020. Headed by Mrs. Ghada Rahmy and in the presence of Mrs. Majida Shaker Past President, Mrs. Shadia El Shennawy the treasurer and Mrs. Heba Hammad the correspondent planted a tree in Tanta Sporting Club in a friendly atmosphere. The members are looking forward to a new successful year.