History
It was one of the royal palaces before becoming the administration building of Ain Shams University.
It is said that King Farouk was born in this palace.
The university is now located in the area of the Zaafaran Palace, built during the regime of Khedive Ismail. The palace was so named because the area surrounding it was famous for saffron (in Arabic "zaafaran") plantations. The palace was used to host the administration offices of the Egyptian University when it was established in 1925. It was used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (as a guest house) for accommodating important visitors. The palace also witnessed the signing of the 1936 treaty between Egypt and Great Britain (see Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936). Finally in 1952, it came to be used as the administrative headquarters of Ain Shams University.
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