Gates of Cairo, the Glossary
The Gates of Cairo were gates at portals in the city walls of medieval Islamic Cairo, within the present day city of Cairo, Egypt.[1]
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21 relations: Al-Mu'izz Street, Arabic, Bab al-Barqiyya, Bab al-Futuh, Bab al-Nasr (Cairo), Bab al-Wazir, Bab Zuweila, Baha al-Din Qaraqush, Cairo, Defensive wall, Egypt, Fatimid Caliphate, Fortified gateway, Islamic Cairo, Jawhar (general), Khan el-Khalili, Mahdia, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Nile, Saladin, Vizier.
- Gates by city
- Gates in Egypt
- Tourist attractions in Cairo
Al-Mu'izz Street
Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street (شارع المعز لدين الله الفاطمي), or al-Muizz Street for short, is a major north-to-south street in the walled city of historic Cairo, Egypt. Gates of Cairo and al-Mu'izz Street are Medieval Cairo and Tourist attractions in Cairo.
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Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Bab al-Barqiyya
Bab al-Barqiyya was a gate in the city walls of Cairo, Egypt. Gates of Cairo and Bab al-Barqiyya are Medieval Cairo.
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Bab al-Futuh
Bab al-Futuh (Conquest Gate) is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. Gates of Cairo and Bab al-Futuh are Buildings and structures in Cairo and Medieval Cairo.
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Bab al-Nasr (Cairo)
Bab al-Nasr (Gate of Victory), is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Gates of Cairo and Bab al-Nasr (Cairo) are Buildings and structures in Cairo, Medieval Cairo and Tourist attractions in Cairo.
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Bab al-Wazir
Bab al-Wazir - the Minister's Gate - was one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Cairo. Gates of Cairo and Bab al-Wazir are Buildings and structures in Cairo and Medieval Cairo.
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Bab Zuweila
Bab Zuweila or Bab Zuwayla (باب زويلة) is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the Old City of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Gates of Cairo and Bab Zuweila are Buildings and structures in Cairo, Medieval Cairo and Tourist attractions in Cairo.
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Baha al-Din Qaraqush
Baha al-Din Qaraqush al-Asadi al-Rumi al-Maliki al-Nasiri was a eunuch military commander in the service of Saladin.
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Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
Defensive wall
A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.
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Fortified gateway
A fortified gateway is an element of a variety of fortified structures, such as a castle or walled town.
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Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo (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 which dates back to Roman times and includes major Coptic Christian monuments. Gates of Cairo and Islamic Cairo are Medieval Cairo.
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Jawhar (general)
Al-Qaid Jawhar ibn Abdallah (Jawhar ibn ʿAbd Allāh, better known as Jawhar al Siqilli, al-Qaid al-Siqilli, "The Sicilian General", or al-Saqlabi, "The Slav"; born in the Byzantine empire and died 28 April 992) was a Shia Muslim Fatimid general who led the conquest of Maghreb, and subsequently the conquest of Egypt, for the 4th Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah.
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Khan el-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili (خان الخليلي) is a famous bazaar and souq (or souk) in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt. Gates of Cairo and Khan el-Khalili are Medieval Cairo and Tourist attractions in Cairo.
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Mahdia
Mahdia (المهدية) is a Tunisian coastal city with 62,189 inhabitants, south of Monastir and southeast of Sousse.
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali (4 March 1769 – 2 August 1849) was an Ottoman Albanian governor and military commander who was the de facto ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848, considered the founder of modern Egypt.
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Nile
The Nile (also known as the Nile River) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa.
Saladin
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (– 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.
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Vizier
A vizier (wazīr; vazīr) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East.
See also
Gates by city
- Gates in Aurangabad
- Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls
- Gates of Ahmedabad
- Gates of Baghdad
- Gates of Cairo
- Gates of Delhi
- Gates of Homs
- Gates of Merano
- List of gates of Dublin
Gates in Egypt
- Bubastite Portal
- Gates of Cairo
Tourist attractions in Cairo
- Abdeen Palace
- Al-Azhar Park
- Al-Mu'izz Street
- Bab Zuweila
- Bab al-Nasr (Cairo)
- Cairo Citadel
- Cairo Tower
- Emir Qurqumas Complex
- Gates of Cairo
- Khan el-Khalili
- Koubbeh Palace
- Madrasa of Sarghatmish
- Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya
- Medieval Cairo
- Muizz Street
- Qalawun complex
- Qasr El Eyni Street
- Qasr El Nil Bridge
- Saliba Street
- Sultan al-Ghuri Complex
- Tomb of Salar and Sangar al-Gawli
- Unknown Soldier Memorial (Egypt)
- Yacoubian Building (Cairo)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_of_Cairo
Also known as Cairo Gate.