Al-Fustat

Summary

Al-Fustat is a human settlement^[1]. Al-Fustat ranks in the top 0.35% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #125 of 35,923).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Fustat is located in Cairo Governorate^[3].
• Al-Fustat is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Al-Fustat's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[5].
• Al-Fustat's instance of is recorded as quarter^[6].
• Al-Fustat's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[7].
• Al-Fustat is part of Islamic Cairo^[8].
• Al-Fustat's Commons category is recorded as Fustat^[9].
• Al-Fustat's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• Al-Fustat comprises Coptic Cairo^[11].
• Al-Fustat comprises Mosque of Amr ibn al-As^[12].
• +0641-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Fustat^[13].
• Al-Fustat was dissolved in +1168-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Al-Fustat's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.005, 'lon': 31.2375}^[15].
• Al-Fustat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fustat^[16].
• Al-Fustat's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[17].
• Al-Fustat's capital of is recorded as Tulunid Emirate^[18].
• Al-Fustat's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[19].
• Al-Fustat's category for people born here is recorded as Q114320923^[20].
• Al-Fustat's category for people who died here is recorded as Q32649998^[21].
• Al-Fustat's category of associated people is recorded as Q114320772^[22].
• Al-Fustat covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+54.49'}^[23].

Body

Geography

Al-Fustat is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Al-Fustat is located in Cairo Governorate^[3]. Al-Fustat is part of Islamic Cairo^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Al-Fustat covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+54.49'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human settlement^[5], quarter^[6], and archaeological site^[7]. Al-Fustat's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[19].

History and Context

+0641-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Fustat^[13].

Why It Matters

Al-Fustat ranks in the top 0.35% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (251 views/month, #125 of 35,923).^[2] Al-Fustat has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Al-Fustat is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]