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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Cairo Governorate

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Cairo Governorate is the most populated of the governorates of Egypt. Its capital, the city of Cairo, is the national capital of Egypt, and is part of the Greater Cairo metropolitan area. Because it is completely urbanized, the governorate is considered a city proper, and functions as a municipality. However, there are uninhabited desert areas. Parts of the governorate were separated in April 2008 to form the Helwan Governorate .
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Historic Walking Area Attractions In Cairo Governorate

  • 1. Old City (Coptic Cairo) Cairo
    Old Cairo , also known as Historic Cairo, or Islamic Cairo, is a part of Cairo, Egypt which pre-dates the Fatimid city of Cairo, founded in 969 A.D.
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  • 2. Bab al-Futuh Cairo
    Bab al Futuh is one of three remaining gates in the walls of the Old City of Cairo, Egypt. It was finished in the year 1087 and faces north. It stands at the northern end of Muizz Street. The other two remaining gates are Bab al-Nasr in the North and Bab Zuwayla in the south.The gate was part of fortification built by Commander/Vizier Badr al-Jamali of Fatimid Imam/caliph Mustansir. Its rounded towers were a stronger defense than the square towers of Bab al-Nasr . They had shafts for pouring boiling water or burning oil on attackers, and arrow slits. The gate is covered in vegetal and geometric motifs.
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