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Fustat (Arabic: الفُسطاط, romanized: al-Fusṭāṭ), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo.
Location. After the Arab conquest in 21 AH/641 AD, Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab wanted a new capital for Egypt, refusing Alexandria, the former capital city during the Ptolemaic and Roman Periods. Fustat was founded by general ‘Amr ibn al-‘As, making it Egypt’s first Islamic capital.
Founded in 641 by the Muslim conqueror of Egypt, ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ, on the east bank of the Nile River, south of modern Cairo, al-Fusṭāṭ was the earliest Arab settlement in Egypt and site of the province’s first mosque, Jāmiʿ ʿAmr.
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Fustat is the “Old City” of Cairo, Egypt’s capital. Fustat was the first Muslim capital of Egypt when a Caliphate’s general conquered it in 640 A.D. For five hundred years Fustat flourished and became the home of Byzantine Greeks, Coptic Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
The explosive growth of al-Fustat took place on the amal asfal as well as on the rocky terraces, amak fawq, which rise to the east. Keywords: Arab army, Roman fortress, Egypt, Byzantine armies, al-Fustat, Babylon, amal asfal, amak fawq.
Oct 28, 2021 · About two miles from Cairo, there is one of the first and oldest Islamic capitals, which is located on the coast of the Nile at its northeastern tip, close to the Babylon fortress, the only building that existed in the area at that time, is the city of "Fustat".
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Fustat (Arabic: الفُسطاط|translit=al-Fusṭāṭ ), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo.
