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The Story of Cairo

The Story of Cairo

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Number of Chapters: 21

Length: 09 hours and 38 minutes

Language: English

Although Cairo is most famous for the ancient Egyptian pyramids of Giza located at its outskirts, the city as we know it today dates back only to 969. Since then, numerous rulers of different Muslim dynasties built fortifications, mosques and other buildings that earned Cairo the name "city of a thousand minarets".
In this book, Stanley Lane-Poole traces the history of Cairo from the early Muslim period to the British Invasion of 1882. While doing so, he gives vivid descriptions of many of the mediaeval buildings that shape Cairo's cityscape to this day.
This book is part of the "Mediaeval Town" series published in the early 20th century.
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Preface (Availle)
Chapter I The Two Cities Part 1 (Kazbek)
Chapter I The Two Cities Part 2 (Kazbek)
Chapter II The Town of the Tent Part 1 (jbev)
Chapter II The Town of the Tent Part 2 (jbev)
Chapter III The Faubourgs Part 1 (Jim Locke)
Chapter III The Faubourgs Part 2 (Jim Locke)
Chapter IV Misr (Availle)
Chapter V Cairo Part 1 (Jim Locke)
Chapter V Cairo Part 2 (Jim Locke)
Chapter V Cairo Part 3 (Jim Locke)
Chapter VI Saladin's Castle Part 1 (KHand)
Chapter VI Saladin's Castle Part 2 (KHand)
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 1 (Lector1)
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 2 (Availle)
Chapter VII The Dome Builders Part 3 (Availle)
Chapter VIII The City of the Arabian Nights Part 1 (Jim Locke)
Chapter VIII The City of the Arabian Nights Part 2 (Jim Locke)
Chapter IX Beys and Pashas Part 1 (Jim Locke)
Chapter IX Beys and Pashas Part 2 (Jim Locke)
Appendix: Rulers and Monuments of Cairo (Sonia)
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