El Masara

Al-Maasara (Arabic: حي المعصرة) neighborhood is one of the neighborhoods of Cairo Governorate. It is located in the southern region of Cairo Governorate, Egypt. It was previously part of the Helwan neighborhood.^[1]

Al Massarah المعصرة
District of Cairo
Hayy Al-Massarah
Al Massarah Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°50′43″N 31°20′00″E
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Cairo
Area
• Total	25 sq mi (65 km2)
Population  (2023)
• Total	288,880
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

History

Al-Ma'asara has been a historical area since the ancient Egyptian era. It was called the land of "Goshen", then "Shahran" in the Coptic era, and "Al-Ma'asara" in the Islamic era.^[2]