Tara was the given and temporary name of an illegally commandeered villa (a squat in more recent terms) on Gezira Island, Cairo, made notorious by its occupants during World War II.

Tara was the given and temporary name of an illegally commandeered villa (a squat in more recent terms) on Gezira Island, Cairo, made notorious by its occupants during World War II.

Gezira is an island in the Nile, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district. Gezira is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square , connected across the Nile by four bridges each on the east and west sides, the Qasr El Nil Bridge , 15 May Bridge ...

Tara was the given and temporary name of an illegally comandeered villa (a squat in more recent terms) on Gezira Island, Cairo, made notorious by its occupants during World War II. The group of Special Operations Executive agents who lived there, together with Countess Zofia (Sophie) Tarnowska, turned the villa into a centre of high life excess.

Almost at once Billy found a positive mansion on Gezira Island, which we shared with a beautiful Polish countess called Sophie Tarnowska—she and Billy were married later on—her Alsatian, two mongooses, and a handful of close SOE friends, also on leave. “Tara (as we named the house) was an immediate triumph.

Gezira Island is home to several five-star hotels, including the Marriott Hotel, and cultural landmarks like the Cairo Tower and the Cairo Opera House. Khedive Ismail originally commissioned the island in the 1860s as a pleasure island for the elite.

Tara was the given and temporary name of an illegally comandeered villa (a squat in more recent terms) on Gezira Island, Cairo, made notorious by its occupants during World War II. The group of Special Operations Executive agents who lived there, together with Countess Zofia (Sophie) Tarnowska, turned the villa into a centre of high life excess.

Zamalek is an elegant district of western Cairo of Gezira Island in the Nile River, Zamalek is one of the affluent residential districts in MAADI SIMILAR TO ZAMALEK TOO See full description

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Aerial view of Gezira Island looking south, with the Zamalek district, surrounded by the Nile. Map of it. In fact,Gezira is an island in the Nile, in central Cairo,Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.