It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

[1][2] It is one of the neighborhoods of the southern region of Cairo Governorate and was formerly called South District, including Sayyidah Zainab, Al-Khalifa, and Mokattam.

[4][5] The mosque is located in Sayyidah Zainab Square, and this place was formerly known in the Mamluk era as Khatt al-Sabaa ( The Lions Line) in reference to a bridge built by Sultan al-Zahir Baybars (658 AH).

From that date, at the end of the nineteenth century, the square and the entire district began to be called by the name of Sayyidah Zainab, who is buried inside the mosque.

It attracts not only residents of Cairo but also individuals from across Egypt's various governorates and from abroad, who come to pray in her mosque and to celebrate her birthday, which is held annually in the month of Rajab.

These include establishments specializing in Iftar and Suhoor meals and sweet shops such as Sobia Rahmani and Karnak.

This neighborhood is notable for the presence of many landmarks beside Imam Zain Al-Abidin Mosque, there is 57357 Hospital for the treatment of pediatric cancer, and Al-Salakhana Street, which is known for selling meat, especially during the Eid Al-Adha period.

[24] It is one of the streets in the Sayyidah Zainab, and the reason for the name of this street is because there was a pond called Al-Birka Al-Nasiriya by Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun, which was surrounded by small houses, but with the construction of Abdeen Palace and the beginning of Khedive Ismail's reign, several state officials lived in it because of its proximity to Abdeen Palace, which was the seat of government at that time, it has many landmarks such as Ismaili Mosque, Ka'ab Al-Ahbar Mosque, Al-Sultan Hanafi Mosque.