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Bab Zuwayla
Bab Zuweila or Bab Zuwayla ( ar, باب زويلة) is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the Old City of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) .... It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid-era Cairo in the 11th and 12th century. Its name comes from ''Bab'', meaning "gate", and ''Zuwayla'', as it was the Western Gate of the city that had a trade route for overland travelers with Zwila, Zuwayla in the Fezzan. Architecture The city of Cairo was founded in 969 as the royal city of the Fatimid dynasty. In 1092, the vizier Badr al-Jamali had a second wall built around C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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