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Al Fustat Garden

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Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Al Fustat Garden
Phone:
+20 2 363 9229

Address:
Salah Salem Street, Cairo 11511, Egypt

Fustat , also Fostat, Al Fustat, Misr al-Fustat and Fustat-Misr, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule. It was built by the Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt and in all of Africa. The city reached its peak in the 12th century, with a population of approximately 200,000. It was the centre of administrative power in Egypt, until it was ordered burnt in 1168 by its own vizier, Shawar, to keep its wealth out of the hands of the invading Crusaders. The remains of the city were eventually absorbed by nearby Cairo, which had been built to the north of Fustat in 969 when the Fatimids conquered the region and created a new city as a royal enclosure for the Caliph. The area fell into disrepair for hundreds of years and was used as a rubbish dump. Today, Fustat is part of Old Cairo, with few buildings remaining from its days as a capital. Many archaeological digs have revealed the wealth of buried material in the area. Many ancient items recovered from the site are on display in Cairo's Museum of Islamic Art.
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