Darb al-Ahmar street, in front of Bayt al-Razzaz palace and the Madrasa of Umm Sha'ban. Al-Darb al-Ahmar (Arabic: الدرب الأحمر, lit. 'the red way/street') is a historic neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Cairo. [1]

The area now known as al-Darb al-Ahmar is located just outside the southern walls of the Fatimid palace-city and had originally been cemetery grounds for its residents. In the eleventh century, a period of drought and famine led to the impoverishment of MisrFustat, and the exodus of most of its population to the area around Cairo.

2018年4月28日 · Next to the Fatimid city emerged the neighbourhood of al-Darb al-Ahmar, a part of what is known today as ‘Historic Cairo.’ The district, a maze of narrow and winding alleyways dotted with medieval mosques, connects visitors with a past and a way of life that remains in very few places in the world today.

On the intra-muros side of the wall, the neighborhood of Darb al-Ahmar, one of the most populous areas of Cairo, featured one of the richest concentrations of Islamic art and architecture in the world. Darb al-Ahmar Street became the main North-South spine of Historic Cairo soon after the construction of the Citadel by Salah-al-Din.

Al-Darb al-Ahmar is a historic neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Cairo. Located south of the old walled ci...

Our touristic route of Al-Darb al-Ahmar will take you on a trip down history’s lane, where we will be taking you to see 16 of the most mesmerizing monuments of Islamic Egypt from the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk era throughout Egypt’s Islamic history.

In the autumn semester of 2019, the Department of Architectural Engineering & Environmental Design in AASTMT’s Faculty of Engineering & Technology organized two courses on integrated urban rehabilitation. Both courses drew extensively upon the experience and methodology of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme.

2014年12月3日 · The study explores the historical and cultural significance of the Al Darb Al Ahmar district in Islamic Historic Cairo, focusing on its rich heritage and current socio-economic challenges.

The al-Azhar Park Project is a catalyst for social, economic and cultural renewal and improvement and will have far-reaching consequences for the 200,000 residents of the neighbouring Darb al-Ahmar district of Cairo.

Cairo’s Al-Darb al-Ahmar district is a catalog of over 700 years of history. It is rich with medieval Islamic architecture, including the towering minarets of Khayrbek and Um al-Sultan Shaaban mosques, visible above the city skyline.