Tags: World Heritage Site.

Islamic Cairo is a part of central Cairo noted for its historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. It is overlooked by the Cairo Citadel.Islamic Cairo also referred to as Medieval Cairo or Fatimid Cairo was founded in 969 as the royal enclosure for the Fatimid caliphs while the actual economic and administrative capital was in nearby Fustat.

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id
89
region
List of World Heritage Sites in the Arab States
latitude
30.046
longitude
31.2627

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