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Al-Mo'ez Ledin Allah Al-Fatimid … The oldest street in the world

Wandering Cairo is like visiting one-of-a-kind art museum where you will come across the oldest street in the heart of the city Al-Mo'ez street.  Al-Mo'ez street was established by the Fatimid Leader Al-Mo'ez Ledin Allah Al-Fatimi, and it is the most magnificent and the main thoroughfare of Fatimid Cairo.

 

  

 

Al-Mo'ez Street location

Al-Mo'ez street situated at Al-Azhar area, downtown Cairo is a unique example of Islamic architecture reflecting Islamic culture in Egypt, in addition to being a very popular market for both Egyptian citizens and tourists. According to archaeologists, it is the biggest open-air museum of Islamic monuments in the world.

 

Al-Mo'ez street dates back to the time of Cairo's foundation in 969 by Al-Mo'ez Ledin Allah Al-Fatimi. The Street is also lined with magnificent examples of Islamic architecture.

 

Al-Mo'ez Street, an Open-Air museum of Islamic monuments

Al-Mo'ez Street is an open-air museum that represents both old and modern Cairo. It has a unique collection of historic Islamic architectures dating from the middle ages started from the Fatimid era to the Mamluk era.

 

 

 

The street is home to a variety of Medieval Islamic monuments that show the uniqueness, beauty and greatness of the Islamic ornament and architecture which preserved its position throughout centuries. Al-Mo'ez was named after the Fatimid Caliph Al-Mo'ez Ledin Allah who sent his military commander Jawhar al-Siqilli, to conquer Egypt in 358 AH- 969 AD.