Saladin Citadel
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The Saladin Citadel is a historic medieval Islamic fortress in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its strategic hilltop location, monumental mosques, and role as a seat of power for centuries.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Citadel of Saladin | 1 |
| Saladin Citadel of Cairo | 1 |
| Salah al-Din Citadel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citadel
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ medieval Islamic fortress ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cairo Citadel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citadel of Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| builderRole | Ayyubid sultan ⓘ |
| builtBy | Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityView | panoramic view of Cairo ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1176 ⓘ |
| constructionEnded | 1183 ⓘ |
| contains |
Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carriage Museum (Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gawhara Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosque of Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ National Military Museum (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ Police Museum (Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulayman Pasha Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
fortified walls
ⓘ
towers ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ayyubid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mokattam Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gawhara Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosque of Muhammad Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
military fortress
ⓘ
seat of government ⓘ |
| region | Cairo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | seat of Egyptian rulers until the 19th century ⓘ |
| significance |
key military stronghold in medieval Egypt
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic Cairo ⓘ |
| strategicFeature | hilltop location ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | major tourist attraction in Cairo ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 1979 (as part of Historic Cairo) ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
residence of rulers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Police Museum (Cairo)
this entity surface form:
Salah al-Din Citadel
this entity surface form:
Citadel of Saladin
this entity surface form:
Saladin Citadel of Cairo