A report on Fustat
The first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo.
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Cairo
11 linksCapital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world.
Capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world.
Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon.
Fatimid Caliphate
11 linksIsmaili Shia caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries AD. Spanning a large area of North Africa, it ranged from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
Ismaili Shia caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries AD. Spanning a large area of North Africa, it ranged from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east.
The city was located several miles northeast of Fusṭāt, the older regional capital founded by the Arab conquerors in the seventh century.
Egypt
7 linksTranscontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
Transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula.
The Arabs founded the capital of Egypt called Fustat, which was later burned down during the Crusades.
Amr ibn al-As
5 linksThe Arab commander who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664.
The Arab commander who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664.
He founded Fustat as the provincial capital with the mosque later called after him at its center.
Old Cairo
6 linksHistoric area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman-era fortress and of Islamic-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in AD 969.
Historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman-era fortress and of Islamic-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in AD 969.
Old Cairo contains the remnants of those cities which were capitals before Cairo itself, such as Fustat, al-Askar and al-Qatta'i.
Amr ibn al-As Mosque
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The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As (جامع عمرو بن العاص), or Taj al-Jawame' (تاج الجوامِع), or Masjid Ahl ar-Rayah (مسجد اهل الرّاية), or Jame’ al-Ateeq (جامِع العتِيق), was originally built in 641–642 AD, as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat.
Alexandria
5 linksMediterranean port city in Egypt.
Mediterranean port city in Egypt.
It retained this status for almost a millennium, through the period of Roman and Eastern Roman rule until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 AD, when a new capital was founded at Fustat (later absorbed into Cairo).
Abbasid Caliphate
5 linksThe third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The Fatimid dynasty took control of Idrisid and Aghlabid domains, advanced to Egypt in 969, and established their capital near Fustat in Cairo, which they built as a bastion of Shia learning and politics.
Memphis, Egypt
5 linksThe ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("north").
The ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("north").
Memphis remained the second city of Egypt until the establishment of Fustat (or Fostat) in 641 AD. Afterward it was largely abandoned and became a source of stone for the surrounding settlements.
Al-Qata'i
4 linksThe short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE.
The short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE.
Al-Qata'i was located immediately to the northeast of the previous capital, al-Askar, which in turn was adjacent to the settlement of Fustat.