🏛️ Historic Cairo

Egypt · Africa · Cultural · 30.05°N, 31.26°E

Islamic Cairo, or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo, 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 which dates back to Roman times and includes major Coptic Christian monuments.

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Quick facts

Country	Egypt
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	30.05°N, 31.26°E · view on map

Historic Cairo is a cultural World Heritage site in Egypt, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Cairo was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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