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Map of Cairo, 1572. 1421 – Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad built. 1517 January: Battle of Ridaniya occurs near Cairo. [4] Capture of Cairo by Ottoman forces. [1] City becomes provincial capital during Selim I's rule of Ottoman Empire. 1774 – Mosque of Abu Dahab built. 1788 – Al Musafir Khana Palace built. 1798 – Napoleon arrives. [1]
The history of Aragonese Athens, called Cetines (rarely Athenes) by the conquerors, is obscure. Athens was a veguería with its own castellan , captain, and veguer . At some point during the Aragonese period, the Acropolis was further fortified and the Athenian archdiocese received an extra two suffragan sees.
Locations of the historical capitals (Al-Askar and Al-Qata'i are located within the administrative borders of modern Cairo, [1] which can be confirmed especially by Google Maps by typing the Arabic name of Al-Qata'i; Fustat, with a tiny text on this map, is located south of Cairo)
Map of ancient Athens showing the Acropolis in middle, the Agora to the northwest, and the city walls. Athens was in Attica, about 30 stadia from the sea, on the southwest slope of Mount Lycabettus, between the small rivers Cephissus to the west, Ilissos to the south, and the Eridanos to the north, the latter of which flowed through the town ...
Mapping Ancient Athens is a project by a Greek non-profit Dipylon, launched in 2021, that aims to map and provide an interactive digital portal to explore the archaeological remains and historical data from more than 1500 rescue excavations conducted across Athens over the past 160 years. The project created a searchable map interface that ...
Old Cairo (Arabic: مصر القديمة, romanized: Miṣr al-Qadīma, Egyptian pronunciation: Maṣr El-ʾAdīma) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman-era fortress, the Christian settlement of Coptic Cairo, and the Muslim-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in 969 AD.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Athens, Greece This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Timeline of Cairo. Prehistory and origin of Cairo. The Romans establish a fortress town on the east bank of the Nile river (1st century); Medieval Cairo The town is conquered by the Muslims and the conquerors settle to the north of the Babylon Fortress, in an area that became known as Fustat (640 AD)