Bāb al-Futūḥ
Bab al-Futuh is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the old city of Cairo, Egypt. It is located at the northern end of al-Mu'izz Street. The other two remaining gates are Bab al-Nasr in the north and Bab Zuwayla in the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gate
- Description: gate in the Old City of Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “Bab al Futuh”, “Bāb al Futūḩ”, “Bab al-Futuh”, “Gate of al-Futuh”, and “Gate of Conquest”
- Historically known as: “Bab al-Iqbal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Wikala Qaitbey.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 200 metres southeast of Bāb al-Futūḥ.
Wikala Qaitbey
Historic building
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay is an urban caravanserai and rab built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt. Wikala Qaitbey is situated 170 metres southeast of Bāb al-Futūḥ.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. Built as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125, the mosque is situated on what was once the main avenue and ceremonial heart of Cairo, known today as al-Mu'izz Street, in the immediate neighborhood of the former Fatimid caliphal palaces. Aqmar Mosque is situated 450 metres south of Bāb al-Futūḥ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
Islamic Cairo
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
Bāb al-Futūḥ
- Categories: fixed construction, city gate, and architectural landmark
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Bāb al-Futūḥ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب الفتوح، القاهرة”
- Arabic: “باب الفتوح، القاهره”
- Arabic: “باب الفتوح”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باب الفتوح”
- French: “Bab al-Futuh”
- French: “Bāb al-Futūḥ”
- French: “Bâb al-Fotouh” (historical)
- French: “Bâb el-Fetouh” (historical)
- French: “Bâb el-Foutouh” (historical)
- French: “Bal el-Foutouh” (historical)
- German: “Bab al-Futuh”
- German: “Bab el-Futuh”
- Indonesian: “Bab al-Futuh”
- Italian: “Bab al-Futuh”
- Spanish: “Bab al-Futuh”
- Ukrainian: “Баб аль-Футух”
- Urdu: “باب الفتوح”
- Western Panjabi: “باب الفتوح”
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