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| '''Fustat''' ({{lang-ar|الفسطاط}}), also spelled '''Fostat''', was the first capital city of ] under ] rule. It was built by ] right after the Arab conquest of Egypt in ] CE. The city was eventually absorbed by ], which was built to the north of Fostat during the ] era. Fostat is now part of the 'Old Egypt' District in Cairo. | |||
| The City is Egypts First On-Nile Capital since the Pharoes, with Thebes and Memphis, after ]'s invasion and conquest of Egypt ] was Egypt's capital for hundreds of years. Fostat was named after the Arabic word Fustat (فسطاط) which means tent, the story of the establishment of the city comes that Amr Ibn Al-As has decided to build a capital city for Egypt where his tent was, and thus the name was found. | |||
| The city was Egypt's first on-Nile capital since the time of the Pharaohs, when Thebes and Memphis had been the capitals. After ] invasion and conquest of Egypt, ], on the ] coast, became Egypt's capital for hundreds of years. | |||
| It is featured in ]'s ''In an Antique Land''. You can also get information about Misr al-Fustat in Janet Abu-Lughod's 1998 book, ''Cairo, The City Victorious''. | |||
| The city's name comes from the Arabic word ''Fustat'' (فسطاط) which means tent. The traditional story of the establishment of the city is that Amr Ibn Al-As decided to build his capital city for Egypt at the spot where his tent was pitched. The name was taken from ''Misr al-Fustat'' ("The tented city"). From this also comes ''Misr'', the Arabic name for Egypt. | |||
| ==Resources== | |||
| *], ''In an Antique Land'' (Vintage Books, 1994). ISBN 0-679-72783-3 | |||
| *Janet L. Abu-Lughod, ''Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious'' (Princeton University Press, 1971), ISBN 0691030855 | |||
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Revision as of 15:51, 22 March 2007
Fustat (Template:Lang-ar), also spelled Fostat, was the first capital city of Egypt under Arab rule. It was built by Amr ibn al-As right after the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641 CE. The city was eventually absorbed by Cairo, which was built to the north of Fostat during the Fatimid era. Fostat is now part of the 'Old Egypt' District in Cairo.
The city was Egypt's first on-Nile capital since the time of the Pharaohs, when Thebes and Memphis had been the capitals. After Alexander the Great's invasion and conquest of Egypt, Alexandria, on the Mediterranean coast, became Egypt's capital for hundreds of years.
The city's name comes from the Arabic word Fustat (فسطاط) which means tent. The traditional story of the establishment of the city is that Amr Ibn Al-As decided to build his capital city for Egypt at the spot where his tent was pitched. The name was taken from Misr al-Fustat ("The tented city"). From this also comes Misr, the Arabic name for Egypt.
Resources
- Amitav Ghosh, In an Antique Land (Vintage Books, 1994). ISBN 0-679-72783-3
- Janet L. Abu-Lughod, Cairo: 1001 Years of the City Victorious (Princeton University Press, 1971), ISBN 0691030855
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