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Out of the three Fatimid gates that remained standing nowadays, Bab Zuwayla is the most dramatic, with its crowning fifteen-century minarets. It leads the visitors to a bazaar quarter that is as full of life today as it was in the Middle Age. In the early Mameluke period, the sultans used to sit on the platform between the two towers to watch the procession of the Mahmal, the ceremonial palanquin that accompanied the annual pilgrimage caravan to Mecca. However, this gate was also a place for public executions, and the heads of criminals were displayed above the gates on spikes. Even Tumanbay, the last Mameluke sultan of Egypt was hanged here in 1517, after the country's conquest by the Ottomans. Tumanbay’s rope broke on the first two attempts before his luck ran out. His body remained suspended from the gate for three days and then was buried. The views from towers are spectacular, although part of the neighborhood is sadly neglected.
Ionut Sendroiu
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The remains of an ancient city wall containing two minarets that you can climb (for the adventurous!). Various signs describe the history of the wall, various modifications made over the centuries, and renovations to restore the original doors which were buried 1.5 meters and had an innovative (for the time) mechanism to allow them to swing with little effort. The climb up the minarets starts with stone steps that occasionally plunge you into total darkness. To get to the very top you have to transition from solid stone steps to thin metal bars with no support but a rickety central pole. At least one of the side rails comes loose from the wall if you grab it. At the top you have to crawl through an opening into a narrow balcony with low walls. It'll make you sweat, but the view is spectacular! You can climb both towers but the view is similar from both, so if you had a tough time with one then you can skip the other.
A.J. Aranyosi
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Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the Old City of Cairo. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid-era Cairo in the 11th and 12th century. It’s also the gate where they hang the heads of numerous Mongols leaders and fighters under Hulagu and it’s also the gate where the Ottomans hung Sultan Tuman Bay and defeated the Mamluk state. Its architecture is very beautiful and the minarets of al-Muayyad mosque right behind the gate give the overall sight extra beauty and uniqueness.
Abdulrahman Qazzaz
20
باب زويلة حارس القاهرة الجنوبي..🤩🧡🕌 يقع باب زويلة على رأس شارع المعز لدين الله من الجهة القبلية، وهو أحد أبواب القاهرة القديمة، ويشتهر بكونه البوابة التي عُلّق تحتها رؤوس رسل هولاكو قائد التتار وأعدم عليه أيضاً آخر السلاطين المماليك طومان باي، سمى بهذا الاسم نسبة إلى قبيلة من البربر بشمال أفريقيا انضم جنودها إلى جيش جوهر لفتح مصر، تم إنشاء الباب في عام 485 هجرية (1092 ميلادي)، ويتكون من كتلة بنائية ضخمة عمقها 25 مترا وعرضها 25.72 متر وارتفاعها 24 مترا عن مستوى الشارع، كما يتكون الباب من برجين مستديرين يبرز ثلث الكتلة النباتية خارج السور ويتوسط البرجين ممر مكشوف يؤدي الي باب المدخل ويرتفع البرجان الي ثلثي الارتفاع في بناء مصمت ويأتي في الثلث العلوي من كل منهما حجرة دفاع يغطيها قبو طولي يتقاطع مع قبو عرضي، ويعتبر هذا الباب من اجمل الابواب فهو يمتاز بجماله وأناقته كباقي الآثارات المصرية العريقة.. Bab Zuweila, Cairo's southern guard.🤩🧡🕌 Bab Zuweila is located at the top of Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street from the tribal side, and it is one of the gates of old Cairo, and is famous for being the gate under which the heads of the messengers of Hulagu, the leader of the Tatars, were hung, and the last of the Mamluk sultans, Tuman Bay, was also executed by this name after a tribe of Berbers in North Africa joined Its soldiers joined the army of Jawhar to conquer Egypt, the door was established in 485 AH (1092 AD), and it consists of a huge building block 25 meters deep, 25.72 meters wide and 24 meters high from street level, and the door consists of two round towers that one third of the plant mass protrudes outside the wall and in the middle The two towers have an open path leading to the entrance door. The two towers rise to two-thirds of the height in a solid building. In the upper third of each of them comes a defense room covered by a long vault that intersects with a transverse vault, and this door is considered one of the most beautiful doors, as it is distinguished by its beauty and elegance like other ancient Egyptian antiquities.
Zaid Atta
20
I've been living in Cairo for the past 6 months and somehow only now decided to go to Bab Zuweila and climb up the tower. It was one of my favorite moments in this country. The view was astonishing! You could see the whole city. On one side the citadel, park alazhar and mokattam. On the other the Cairo Tower and a few looks away a pyramid. Me and my friend were speechless, we just sat there looking and admiring this city. We could have stayed there for hours, seen how the light of Cairo changes, how the sky lights up like fire and the night falls upon the roofs of the city. Bab Zuweila is a definite must see when in Cairo!
Bianca Janaina Schuessler
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مناطق الاثريه المشهوره فى مصر و لازم تروحها باب زويله ، بيسميه المصريين كمان باب المتولى و باب المؤيد. باب من ابواب القاهره عاصمة مصر ، فى جهة سور القاهره القبلى. كان بيتكون من بابين جنب بعض، واحد جنب زاوية سام بن نوح اللى جنب سبيل العقادين و كان معروف بباب القوس و التانى جنبه. باب زويله بشكله الحالى بناه بدر الجمالى سنة 1092 قدام باب زويله القديم اللى بناه جوهر الصقلى. باب زويله اكبر ابواب القاهره و موجود على راس شارع المعز من الناحيه القبليه و فوقيه المآذنتين بتوع جامع الملك المؤيد باب زويله شاف احداث تاريخيه مهمه ، لما هولاكو بعت رسله بتهديد لمصر اعدمهم السلطان قطز و اتعلقت روسهم على باب زويله. ........................ ................................... ................................................. ...... ..................................................... ............................................................. ....................... ................................. ........................ ................................... ................................................. ...... ..................................................... ............................................................. ....................... ................................. ........................ ................................... ................................................. ...... ..................................................... ............................................................. ....................... ................................. ........................ ................................... ................................................. ...... ..................................................... ............................................................. ....................... .................................
Zeyad Ahmed
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Nearby Attractions Of Bab Zuweila
Khan el-Khalili
Al-Azhar Park
Al-Azhar Park
Al-Azhar Mosque
Abdeen Palace Museum
Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street
Saheb El Sa'ada
Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo
Zeinab Khatoon
Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi

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Al-Azhar Park
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Al-Azhar Mosque
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Nearby Restaurants Of Bab Zuweila
El Fishawy Cafe
Khan El Khalili Restaurant & Naguib Mahfouz Cafe
Abou Soliman
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كشرى و طواجن السلطان حسن
lakeside Resturant - Azhar Park
The Citadel Restaurant
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Kohinoor Restaurant and Cafe
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Khan El Khalili Restaurant & Naguib Mahfouz Cafe
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27V5+545, Mohammed Ali, El-Darb El-Ahmar, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar, Cairo Governorate 4293001, Egypt
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Bab Zuweila or Bab Zuwayla is one of three remaining gates in the city wall of the Old City of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period.
attractions: Khan el-Khalili, Al-Azhar Park, Al-Azhar Park, Al-Azhar Mosque, Abdeen Palace Museum, Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah Al-Fatimi Street, Saheb El Sa'ada, Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Zeinab Khatoon, Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi, restaurants: El Fishawy Cafe, Khan El Khalili Restaurant & Naguib Mahfouz Cafe, Abou Soliman, Gad, كشرى و طواجن السلطان حسن, lakeside Resturant - Azhar Park, The Citadel Restaurant, New Khan El Khalili Center, Kohinoor Restaurant and Cafe, قهوة ليالي الحسين

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