Bab al-Mutasarrif

Bab al-Mutasarrif (Arabic: باب المتصرف bāb al-mutaṣarrif; lit. "governor's gate") is the government precinct district of Nasser City, occupying five of six subdistricts abutting Victory Square. As the seat of the government of the Arab Union, it is the location of a majority of national institutions, including the Arab Congress, Supreme Court, National Archives, National Museum, Council of Ministers, Ministry of Defence, Joint Security Committee, Arsuzi Military Academy, and most other federal ministries and agency offices. The district is also home to the Hafez al-Assad Thestre, Yasser Arafat National Museum, Sheraton Oasis Hotel, National Mosque, Saint Lucas Hospital, and all but four of the capital's foreign missions. Bab al-Mutasarrif Station, the fourth largest railway station in the city, is served by five lines of the Capital Metro, three of the Capital Express and three Arrail regional/intercity lines.