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013			_d2013
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245			_aThe History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo : _bIts Fortress, Churches, Synagogue, and Mosque /
300			_a334 pages : _billustrations (some color), color maps, plans ; _c33 cm
520			_aJust to the south of modern Cairo stands the historic enclave known as Old Cairo, which grew up in and around the Roman fortress of Babylon, and which today hosts a unique collection of monuments that attest to the shared cultural heritage of ancient Egyptians, Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In this lavishly illustrated celebration of a very special place, renowned photographer Sherif Sonbol's remarkable images of the fortress, churches, synagogue, and mosque illuminate the living fabric of the ancient and medieval stones, while Gawdat Gabra describes the history of Old Cairo from the time of the ancient Egyptians and the Romans to the founding of the first Muslim city of al-Fustat. Stefan Reif focuses on the Jewish history of the area, exploring the famous Genizah documents found in the Ben Ezra Synagogue that tell so much about everyday life in medieval Egypt. Gertrud van Loon looks at the early Coptic Christian churches, some of the oldest in the world, and Tarek Swelim describes the arrival of the Muslims in the seventh century, their establishment of al-Fustat on the edge of Old Cairo, and the building of the Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As, the oldest mosque in Africa. -- Jacket.
653			_aChristian Antiquities الآثار المسيحية
100			_aGawdat Gabra
630			_lEnglish
041			_aeng
650			_aHistory _aArchitecture
700			_aLudwig, Carolyn,
260			_bThe American University in Cairo Press _aEgypt _c2016
942			_cBK _h726 _iH442 _iH44U _iH44U
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