CaEgypt’s capital, Cairo, is home to the CairoCastle, one of the most remarkable defensive structures of Islamic architecture. Construction of castle began in 1176 under Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, and for centuries it served as one of Cairo’s key military and administrative centers. According to Egyptian tradition, the location of Saladin’s Castle on the Muqattam Hills was chosen to provide a defensive vantage point from which a large portion of city and the Nile River could be observed. Inter
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CaMısır’s capital, Cairo Castle, located on the land in Cairo, is one of the most striking defensive structures in Islamic architecture. Construction of the castle began in 1176 under Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi and served for centuries as one of Cairo’s principal military and administrative centers. Strategically situated on the Muqattam Hills, as the Egyptians say, the castle provided a vantage point from which a large portion of the city and the Nile River could be observed. Interior view of
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