Cairo, Egypt

Boulaq

Boulaq, Cairo

Boulaq is a historic working-class district on the Nile beside downtown Cairo. Established in the fourteenth century on newly exposed riverbank, it became the city's main port and later home to Egypt's pioneering Bulaq printing press.

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Roots Earth has a longer story for Boulaq, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Location

Coordinates: 30.053, 31.23

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