Bab al-Wazir

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Bab al-Wazir in 1907

Bab al-Wazir - the Minister's Gate - was one of the gates in the walls of the Old City of Cairo. It was finished in 1341 by a vizier of Sultan An-Nasir Muhammad and demolished in 2013.[1]

It was part of the Ayyubid-wall in the Darb al-Ahmar district of historic Cairo next to Aqsunqur Mosque and gave Bab el-Wazir street its name.[2] Also located in the vicinity is the Bab al-Wazir Cemetery, which contains a number of Mamluk mausoleums and structures, including the restored Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi. There are plans to restore the gate.[3]

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  1. ^ Bab Al Wazir Historic Gate of Cairo Bulldozed.
  2. ^ The gate of Bab al-Wazir.
  3. ^ Cairo: Urban Regeneration in the Darb Al-Ahmar District.

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Coordinates: 30°02′11″N 31°15′36″E / 30.036306°N 31.259967°E / 30.036306; 31.259967

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