Old Cairo

Fustat (), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into 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.

mosque in Egypt

historic area in Cairo, Egypt

Fortification located in Coptic Cairo, Egypt

church in Cairo, Egypt

building in Egypt

museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt

monastery in Cairo

part of Old Cairo which encompasses Coptic churches and historical sites

church in Coptic Cairo, Egypt

building in Egypt

Al-Qaṭāʾi () was the short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE. Al-Qata'i was located immediately to the northeast of the previous capital, al-Askar, which in turn was adjacent to the settlement of Fustat. All three settlements were later incorporated into the city of Cairo, founded by the Fatimids in 969 CE. The city was razed in the early 10th century CE, and the only surviving structure is the Mosque of Ibn Tulun.

Al-‘Askar () was the capital of Egypt from 750–868, when Egypt was a province of the Abbasid Caliphate.