Islamic Cairo (Cairo)
Egypt /
Giseh /
Gizeh /
Cairo
World
/ Egypt
/ Giseh
/ Gizeh
, 3 km from center (الجيزة)
World / Egypt
UNESCO World Heritage Site, city district
Islamic Cairo (Arabic: قاهرة المعز, romanized: Qāhira al-Muʿizz, lit. 'Al-Mu'izz's Cairo'), or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo (القاهرة التاريخية al-Qāhira tārīkhiyya), refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19th century during Khedive Ismail's rule, namely: the central parts within the old walled city, the historic cemeteries, the area around the Citadel of Cairo, parts of Bulaq, and Old Cairo (Arabic: مصر القديمة, lit. 'Misr al-Qadima') which dates back to Roman times and includes major Coptic Christian monuments.[1][2]
The name "Islamic" Cairo refers not to a greater prominence of Muslims in the area but rather to the city's rich history and heritage since its foundation in the early period of Islam, while distinguishing it from with the nearby Ancient Egyptian sites of Giza and Memphis.[3][4] This area holds one of the largest and densest concentrations of historic architecture in the Islamic world.[3]: 7 It is characterized by hundreds of mosques, tombs, madrasas, mansions, caravanserais, and fortifications dating from throughout the Islamic era of Egypt.
In 1979, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed Historic Cairo a World Cultural Heritage site, as "one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains" and "the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century."[5]
The name "Islamic" Cairo refers not to a greater prominence of Muslims in the area but rather to the city's rich history and heritage since its foundation in the early period of Islam, while distinguishing it from with the nearby Ancient Egyptian sites of Giza and Memphis.[3][4] This area holds one of the largest and densest concentrations of historic architecture in the Islamic world.[3]: 7 It is characterized by hundreds of mosques, tombs, madrasas, mansions, caravanserais, and fortifications dating from throughout the Islamic era of Egypt.
In 1979, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed Historic Cairo a World Cultural Heritage site, as "one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains" and "the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century."[5]
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Cairo
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°0'31"N 31°13'58"E
- Al Mokattam District 4.9 km
- Nasr City 10 km
- Heliopolis 15 km
- Misr Al-Gadida 16 km
- Abou Rawash Industrial City 27 km
- Military District 33 km
- October Gardens 36 km
- Montaza 189 km
- West Alexandria 197 km
- El Ahiya 380 km
- Old Cairo 0.3 km
- Fustat Ruins 0.7 km
- Manial El Roda 0.8 km
- Fustat 1.2 km
- Fustat Park 1.4 km
- Manial 1.5 km
- Roda Island 1.6 km
- New Fustat 1.6 km
- Dahab Island 2.8 km
- Greater Cairo 16 km
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