Fustat
Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, and the historical centre of modern Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
Photo: Buyoof, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ is situated 370 metres northwest of Fustat.
Coptic Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 pl.
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. Coptic Museum is situated 510 metres west of Fustat.
Hanging Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church, also known as the Hanging Church, is one of the oldest churches in Egypt which dates to the third century. Hanging Church is situated 550 metres southwest of Fustat.
Localities in the Area
Old Cairo
Photo: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land.
Dokki
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dokki (Arabic: الدقي, is one of nine districts that make up Giza city, which is part of Greater Cairo, in Egypt. Dokki is situated 4 km northwest of Fustat.
Fustat
- Type: Protected area
- Description: first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, in Old Cairo
- Categories: human settlement, quarter, archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00736° or 30° 0' 27" northLongitude
31.23536° or 31° 14' 7" eastOpen Location Code
8G2H264P+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1080195900OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=districtWikidata ID
Q839456Fustat Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: الفسطاط
- Arabic: فسطاط
- Armenian: Ֆուստատ
- Belarusian: Фустат
- Bengali: ফুসতাত
- Catalan: Al-Fustat
- Catalan: Al Fustāt
- Catalan: Fustat
- Chinese: 福士塔特
- Chinese: 福斯塔特
- Danish: Fustat
- Dutch: Foestat
- Dutch: Fustat
- Egyptian Arabic: الفسطاط
- Esperanto: Fustat
- Finnish: Al-Fustat
- French: Al-Fustat
- French: Fostat
- French: Foustat
- French: Fustat
- French: Fustât
- German: Al-Fustat
- German: Al-Fustāt
- German: Al-Fusṭāṭ
- German: Fostat
- German: Fustat
- German: Fustât
- German: Fustāt
- German: Fusṭāṭ
- Greek: Φουστάτ
- Hebrew: פוסטאט
- Hindi: फ़ुस्तात
- Indonesian: Fustat
- Irish: Fustat
- Italian: Al-Fustat
- Italian: Fustat
- Japanese: フスタート
- Kazakh: Фұстат
- Macedonian: Фустат
- Malay: Fustat
- Malayalam: ഫുസ്തത്
- Norwegian: Fustat
- Norwegian Bokmål: Fustat
- Persian: فسطاط
- Polish: Fustat
- Portuguese: Fostate
- Portuguese: Fustat
- Romanian: Al-Fustat
- Russian: Фустат
- Serbian: Fustat
- Serbian: Фустат
- Serbian: الفسطاط
- Serbo-Croatian: Fostat
- Serbo-Croatian: Fustat
- Slovenian: Fustat
- Spanish: Al-Fustat
- Spanish: Al-Fustaṭ
- Spanish: Al-Fustāt
- Spanish: Al-Fustāṭ
- Spanish: Al-Fusṭaṭ
- Spanish: Al Fustat
- Spanish: Al Fustaṭ
- Spanish: Al Fustāt
- Spanish: Al Fustāṭ
- Spanish: Al Fusṭaṭ
- Spanish: Al Fusṭāṭ
- Spanish: Fostat
- Spanish: Fustat
- Spanish: Fustat-Misr
- Spanish: Fustat Misr
- Spanish: Misr Al-Fustat
- Spanish: Misr Al Fustat
- Swedish: Fustat
- Tajik: Фустот
- Turkish: Fustat
- Ukrainian: Фустат
- Urdu: فسطاط
Other Places Named Fustat
Landmarks in the Area
- Coptic Cairo360 metres west
- Virgin Mary ChurchChurch, 360 metres west
- Saint George's ChurchChurch, 390 metres west
- Souk FustatShopping centre, 390 metres west
- Saint Barpara ChurchChurch, 410 metres west
Places in the Area
- Pottery Centre
- Oriental Restaurant & CaffeCoffeehouse, 460 metres west
- Fustat VillageResidential area, 530 metres southwest
- Sami Badawi Pottery ArtPotter, 580 metres southwest
- Mar GirgisRailway stop, 580 metres west
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Fustat. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.