Historic Cairo

Historic Cairo skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1979 som kulturarv i Egypt. Platsen hör till regionen Arab States.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1979.

UNESCOTucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.