Cairo, Egypt

Bab al-Futuh

Bab al-Futuh, Cairo

The northern Gate of Conquests, Bab al-Futuh was rebuilt in stone in 1087 by the vizier Badr al-Jamali. Its rounded towers guard the top of al-Muizz Street, one of three surviving gates of Fatimid Cairo.

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Location

Coordinates: 30.05553, 31.26342

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