The Saffron Palace () is located in the

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ian capital of

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, near

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at Khalifa Maʽmon Road. Now it is inside the main campus of

Ain Shams University Ain Shams University () is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. History Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950, the third ...

History

The Saffron Palace was an Egyptian royal palace.

Farouk of Egypt Farouk I (; ''Fārūq al-Awwal''; 11 February 1920 – 18 March 1965) was the tenth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan, succeeding his father, Fuad I, in 1936 and reigning until his ...

is said to have been born in it. The three-storey palace, designed by the French-educated Egyptian architect Moghri bey Saad, was built during the reign of

Isma'il Pasha Isma'il Pasha ( ; 25 November 1830 or 31 December 1830 – 2 March 1895), also known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and ruler of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain and France. Shari ...

. It received its name from the

saffron Saffron () is a spice derived from the flower of '' Crocus sativus'', commonly known as the "saffron crocus". The vivid crimson stigma and styles, called threads, are collected and dried for use mainly as a seasoning and colouring agent ...

plantations which then existed around the palace. The Egyptian University's administrative offices were housed in the palace when it was founded in 1925. Important visitors were also hosted by the ministry of foreign affairs at the palace. The

Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 (officially, ''The Treaty of Alliance Between His Majesty, in Respect of the United Kingdom, and His Majesty, the King of Egypt'') was a treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Egypt. The ...

was signed in the palace and, in March of 1945, the

Arab League The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, ...

was founded there. Philip W. Ireland: ''The Pact of the League of Arab States'', The American Journal of International Law Vol. 39, No. 4 (Oct., 1945), pp. 797-80
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/ref> In 1952, the palace became the administrative headquarters of Ain Shams University, which remains to the present day. File:1950 - Nahhas Pasha and Eltaher hugging at Zaafaranah palace.jpg, Meeting between

Mohamed Ali Eltaher Mohamed Ali Eltaher (; 1896–1974) was a Palestinian journalist and newspaper editor. Early life and career Eltaher was born in Nablus to father Aref Eltaher and mother Badieh Kurdieh, and was one of seven siblings. His family belonged to the Ja ...

and

Mostafa El-Nahas Mostafa el-Nahas Pasha or Mostafa Nahas (; June 15, 1879 – August 23, 1965) was an Egyptians, Egyptian politician who served as the Prime Minister for five terms. Early life, education and exile He was born in Samanud (Gharbia Governorat ...

at the palace (1950) Ain Shams University-Zafarana Palace2.JPG

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The History of Zaafarama palace
arabicnews.com 5/6/2005 Palaces in Cairo Ain Shams University {{Egypt-struct-stub

History

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