Cairo Citadel

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The Cairo Citadel is a historic medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt, that served for centuries as the seat of government and a symbol of the city’s military and political power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf citadel
historic site
medieval Islamic fortification
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Islamic architecture
builtDuring Ayyubid dynasty
builtOn Moqattam Hill
constructedBy Saladin
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub
linked to: Saladin
constructionEnd 1183
constructionStart 1176
contains Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
linked to: Al Rifa'i Mosque

Carriage Museum
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
National Military Museum of Egypt
Police Museum
Sulayman Pasha Mosque
continent Africa
country Egypt
currentUse museum complex
tourist destination
elevation Moqattam Hill
governedBy Ayyubid dynasty
Mamluk Sultanate
Muhammad Ali dynasty
Ottoman Empire
hasFeature fortification walls
gates
military barracks
mosques
palaces
towers
historicalEra Ayyubid period
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Mamluk period
Middle Ages
Ottoman period
locatedIn Africa
Cairo
Cairo Governorate
Islamic Cairo
notableEvent Massacre of the Mamluks in 1811
openToPublic yes
overlooks Cairo
Old Cairo
linked to: Fustat
partOf Historic Cairo
linked to: historic Cairo
servedAsCapitalFor Egypt
servedAsCapitalFrom 13th century
servedAsCapitalUntil 19th century
symbolOf military power of Cairo
political power of Cairo
UNESCOStatus part of World Heritage Site "Historic Cairo"
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979
usedAs military fortress
royal residence
seat of government

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Cairo hasLandmark Cairo Citadel
Cairo hasLandmark Mosque of Muhammad Ali
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Cairo Governorate contains Cairo Citadel
Ayyubid dynasty notableConstruction Citadel of Cairo (expansion and development)
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Islamic Cairo hasPart Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Islamic Cairo hasPart Salah El-Din Citadel
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Historic Cairo hasPart Citadel of Cairo
subject linked to: historic Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Mamluk forces garrisonLocation Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Barquq powerBase Burji (Citadel) Mamluks
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Barquq associatedWith Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
National Military Museum of Egypt locatedIn Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Moqattam Hill hasViewOf Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Moqattam Hill locatedNear Citadel of Salah al-Din
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Massacre of the Mamluks in 1811 place Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Police Museum (Cairo) locatedIn Citadel of Cairo
subject linked to: Police Museum
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Mosque of Muhammad Ali locatedIn Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Sulayman Pasha Mosque locatedIn Cairo Citadel
Sulayman Pasha Mosque partOf Cairo Citadel complex
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Al-Nasir Muhammad associatedWithCity Cairo Citadel
Mehmed Ali Pasha burialPlace Cairo Citadel
National Police Museum in Cairo Citadel partOf Cairo Citadel complex
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Cairo skyline hasViewOf Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II governedFrom Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Al-Azhar Park restoration in Cairo locatedNear Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
El Darb El Ahmar borders Cairo Citadel area
linked to: Cairo Citadel
El Mokattam hasViewOf Citadel of Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel
Abbasid caliphs in Cairo basedIn Cairo Citadel
Fatimid Cairo successor Ayyubid Cairo
linked to: Cairo Citadel