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Islamic Cairo

Cultural World Heritage property in Egypt, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (i), (v), (vi).

Islamic Cairo, Egypt
Photo: Kareem Tarek Hussein · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Egypt
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
ivvi
Area of property
524 ha
Location
Cairo Governorate
What it is
quarter, urban area
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 89 · Wikidata Q1100964

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(v)An outstanding example of a traditional settlement or use of land or sea that represents a culture, especially one now vulnerable.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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