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Bab Zuwayla
Bab Zuwayla is the southern gate of Fatimid Cairo, built in the late eleventh century under the vizier Badr al-Jamali. Its twin towers later had minarets added on top. It is one of the three surviving Fatimid city gates and a landmark of medieval Cairo.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bab Zuwayla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bab-zuwayla
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