Located at Al Borg Street and at the entrance of the Cairo tower, the National Tree of India salutes you, the tree celebrated by the Indian Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
It is one of the oldest banyan trees in Cairo, planted in 1868 – the same year poet Laureate Ahmed Shawqi was born. The Indian banyan with its poetic, propagating, dangling aerial roots is reminiscent of Ahmed Shawki’s poetry.
Not only is it one of the oldest banyan trees in Cairo, but according to several sources, it is the only one remaining.
Over the years, the tree has become an icon of Zamalek, with couples, tourists, and children making memories and taking pictures next to it.
These perennial trees are classified among the world’s largest. By nature, banyan trees send their roots downwards, creating branch-like pillars that look like more tree trunks.
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