District 2452 History
District 2452 is more than 84 years old. It is formed by Multi countries, has Multi cultures and use multi languages.
It is present in 3 CONTINENTS and 9 COUNTRIES: Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Sudan, Bahrain, UAE, Georgia, Armenia and Palestine.
Rotary District is totally unique in the World of Rotary and has reason to be proud -
Our Territory and History
March 11, 1929 witnessed the birth of the Rotary Club of Cairo, Egypt. The first Rotary Club in the Present District, named then "The temporary district of the East of the Mediterranean". Together with the Rotary Clubs of Alexandria (1930), Beirut and Jerusalem (1932), they formed the "District" on July 1st, 1935.
Other countries joined our District: Syria (1937 - 1969), Sudan and Cyprus (1938), Jordan (1956) and Bahrain (1965) and Dubai (2001). The district numbering changed several times during the years. It changed from 83 (1935 - 1949), to 89 (1949 - 1970), to 195 (1970 - 1977), to 245 (1977 - 1991) and finally to 2450 since 1991.
Our Territory and History
March 11, 1929 witnessed the birth of the Rotary Club of Cairo, Egypt. The first Rotary Club in the Present District, named then "The temporary district of the East of the Mediterranean". Together with the Rotary Clubs of Alexandria (1930), Beirut and Jerusalem (1932), they formed the "District" on July 1st, 1935.
Other countries joined our District: Syria (1937 - 1969), Sudan and Cyprus (1938), Jordan (1956) and Bahrain (1965) and Dubai (2001). The district numbering changed several times during the years. It changed from 83 (1935 - 1949), to 89 (1949 - 1970), to 195 (1970 - 1977), to 245 (1977 - 1991) and finally to 2450 since 1991.
In 1929, the East Mediterranean Provisional District (District 2452 today) was formed by RC Cairo (11-03-1929), RC Alexandria and RC of Beirut (02-02-1932).
- In 1936, Our District 2452 was called District 83
- In 1949, Our District 2452 was called District 89
- In 1957, Our District 2452 was called District 195
- In 1977, Our District 2452 was called District 245
- In 1991, Our District 2452 was called District 2450
In 2013, District 2452 is the new name of our District and is formed by: Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan and UAE.