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cairo

6 Jul

The Coptic Cairo

of Coptic Christianity in Egypt date back to the visit of Saint Mark to the city of Alexandria in the first century AD. The displayed artifacts reflect the blending of Coptic art with prevailing cultures, including Pharaonic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman, and how it evolved to have its own identity and character.

21 Jun

Cairo

Cairo “ The city of Wonders” The history of Cairo dates back more than a thousand years, when the city was founded in 969 AD by the Fatimid army led by Jawhar al-Siqilli, specifically in the current area of Fustat. At that time, Cairo was the capital of the Fatimid state, and was designed in the Fatimid Islamic style, including numerous mosques, schools, markets, and gardens.