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El Moez Street

Overview You’re in the heart of old Cairo (founded in 969 AD by the Fatimid dynasty), with a thousand years of history at your feet, so wander the meandering alleyways and discover magnificent mosques; fine old houses, and odd palaces. History Abu Tamim Ma’ad al-Mu’izz Li-Dinillah (932 – 975), as known as Al Moezz, was the fourth Fatimid Caliph and 14th Ismaili imam who reigned from 953 to 975. It was during his caliphate that the center of power of the Fatimid dynasty was moved from Northern Africa to the newly conquered Egypt. Fatimids founded the city of Al-Qāhiratu, “The Victorious” (Cairo) in 969 as the new capital of the Fātimid caliphate in Egypt. Visit – El Hakem Mosque (1000 years ago) – Bayt Al-Suhaymi (1648 AD) – The Complex of Sultan Al-Mansur Qalawun (1285 AD) – Hammam Inal (1456 AD) – The mosque, Khanqah & Mausoleum of Al Sultan Al Zahir Barquq (1386 AD) – The School and Mausoleum of Al Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun (1298 AD) You can also find El Aqmar Mosque (1125 AD),...