did cario in egypt change its name?

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did cario in egypt change its name?

2007-03-08 04:59:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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Depends on how you look at it... Old Cairo, or Al-Fustat, was founded in 648 and by 700 became a regional center of Islam. Al-Qahira (Cairo) was founded in 969 as the capital of the Fatimid empire and eventually absorbed Fustat.

2007-03-08 05:23:00 · answer #1 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

"Old" Cairo was known as Al-Fustat.

The (more) modern city gradually absorbed Fustat over time.

2007-03-08 13:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋