Cairo history

 Cairo

Cairo :

Cairo is the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt and its undisputed largest and most important city. Cairo is considered the largest Arab city in terms of population and area, and ranks second in Africa and seventeenth in the world in terms of population. Its population is 21,322,750 million people according to 2021 statistics, representing about 20% of Egypt’s total population of more than 100 million people.

The reason for naming Cairo :

I discussed opinions about why Cairo was given this name. Jawhar al-Siqilli is said to have been the first to name the city "Mansouriya" after al-Mansur Billah, the father of al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, outside of Kairouan. This name remained until Al-Mu'izz arrived in Cairo, where he named it "Cairo" out of optimism about its victory over the Abbasid state. There is also a belief that he named it the conqueror of the world, or based on the planet Mars. Cairo is known by several famous names, such as Egypt Al-Mahrousa, Cairo Al-Moez, the City of a Thousand Minarets, and the Jewel of the East.

Cairo through the ages :

The city of Cairo is one of the most culturally and civilizationally diverse cities in the world, having witnessed many different historical eras over time. Cairo is home to many ancient and modern monuments, and has become a living museum that includes Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Coptic, and Islamic antiquities.

The history of the city goes back to the founding of the Pharaonic city of On or Heliopolis, which is one of the oldest cities in the ancient world. As for Cairo in its current form, it dates back to the Islamic conquest of Egypt in 641 AD, when Amr ibn al-Aas founded the city of Fustat. With the entry of the Fatimids into Egypt, Commander Jawhar al-Suqayli began building the new capital of the Fatimid state by order of Caliph al-Muizz Li Din Allah in the year 969 AD, and called it “Cairo.”

Cairo has been known by several names throughout the ages, such as the City of a Thousand Minarets, the Guarded Egypt, and Cairo of the Moez. In the Islamic era, Cairo witnessed a remarkable development in architecture, with castles, forts, ramparts, schools, and mosques built that adorn its ancient streets to this day.