Cairo Citadel

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citadel historic site medieval Islamic fortification tourist attraction

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.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Citadel of Cairo (expansion and development) 0 1
Mosque of Muhammad Ali 0 1

Statements (55)

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

Mamluk period →
Middle Ages →
Ottoman period in Egypt →
surface form: Ottoman period
locatedIn Africa →
Cairo →
Cairo Governorate →
Islamic Cairo →
notableEvent Massacre of the Mamluks in 1811 →
openToPublic yes →
overlooks Cairo →
Fustat →
surface form: Old Cairo
partOf historic Cairo →
surface form: 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 →

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cairo Governorate → contains → Cairo Citadel →
Cairo → hasLandmark → Cairo Citadel →
Cairo → hasLandmark → Cairo Citadel →
this entity surface form: Mosque of Muhammad Ali
Ayyubid dynasty → notableConstruction → Cairo Citadel →
this entity surface form: Citadel of Cairo (expansion and development)