"Zamalek Island" appeared during the Mamluk era as a result of the receding "Nile" flood. Initially, it was four islands that merged to form the "Great Bulaq Island." In the era of "Mohamed Ali," a palace was built on it to celebrate "Ibrahim Pasha's" victory in the Hejaz. It then became a royal summer resort under "Khedive Ismail," who built palaces that hosted dignitaries for the opening of the "Suez Canal." The island was named "Zamalek," meaning "a village of reed huts" in Albanian, and "Ismail" connected it to Cairo and Giza with bridges. During the British occupation, it became a barracks, then in 1912, it was transformed into the "Gezira Sporting Club," beginning a new phase of urban and architectural development.