{"id":4546,"date":"2020-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/4546\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:54:25","slug":"the-names-and-stories-of-cairos-oldest-neighborhoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/en\/4546\/the-names-and-stories-of-cairos-oldest-neighborhoods","title":{"rendered":"The Names And Stories Of Cairo&#8217;s Oldest Neighborhoods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Not only is Cairo the capital of Egypt, but it\u2019s also a city of rich history and culture. If you walk through its streets, you\u2019ll discover that every neighborhood has a name and every name has a story. So let\u2019s discover Cairo\u2019s neighborhoods and the secrets behind their naming:<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image1553808414913-47.png\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>1. Al Abbasseya <\/strong><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Although this is currently one of Egypt\u2019s most famous neighborhoods, its name dates back to the ruling of Muhammad Ali dynasty. It was initially named \u2018Ard Al Tabala\u2019 up until Abbas I of Egypt set up army barracks in the area. Since then, it was known as Al Abbasseya and many people from all over Egypt came to build their homes and shops on the land considering it was provided for free by the government. Today, the neighborhood is home to the Abbaseya Mental Health Hospital. <\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>2. Khan Al Khalili<\/strong><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p> <p dir=\"rtl\"><\/p>   <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRlJWMblHfX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRlJWMblHfX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div><div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRlJWMblHfX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by \ud834\udd22 (@marwanyoussefofficial)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2017-03-13T13:43:31+00:00\">Mar 13, 2017 at 6:43am PDT<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <\/p><p dir=\"rtl\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It is known for a fact that Khan Al Khalili neighborhood attracts people from all over Egypt, aside from being one of the most ancient and beautiful areas of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt. Named after its founder Jaharkas al-Khalili, Master of the Stables to Sultan Barquq, the neighborhood became home to Egypt\u2019s most famous souk or bazaar district. The area still has remnants from the Fatimid caliphate era.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>3. Darb Al Barabera<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"rtl\"><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/kRXKGSA-7n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/kRXKGSA-7n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div><div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"> <div style=\" color:#3897f0; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:550; line-height:18px;\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"> <div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div> <div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div> <div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/kRXKGSA-7n\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Akrimect (@akrimect)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2014-02-11T09:46:39+00:00\">Feb 11, 2014 at 1:46am PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <\/p><p dir=\"rtl\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">The story is that this area was filled by the Berber population coming from the Arab Maghreb, Sudan and Africa in general. At the time it was known to be one of Cairo\u2019s poorest neighborhoods. <\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>4. Darb El Mahabeel<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image1554879140017-23.png\"><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">A funny name and a funnier story. Apparently this neighborhood was home to stores that sold ice cream and residents who were drunk most of the time. So due to all the \u201chabal\u201d things they would do when drunk, the area got its name.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>5. El Mugharbaleen<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image1554879292843-7.png\"><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">via almesryoon.com<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">This neighborhood was inhabited by \u201cattareen\u201d or perfume dealers who would sift through their perfume to clear out the impurities. <\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>6. El Soroogiya<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">This neighborhood was known for manufacturing everything related to horses from horseshoes to saddles, and that\u2019s where it got its name from.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>7. El-Darb El-Ahmar<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">After Muhammad Ali\u2019s famous massacre of the Mamluks, which was historically known as the \u2018Citadel Massacre\u2019. Egyptian historian El Maqrizi said that the blood in the area lasted for so long until they eventually cleaned it up, which inspired the name.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>8. Bab Al Louq<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscairo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image1554879508604-7.png\"><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">via Aawsat.com<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">A few feet away from Tahrir Square you will find Bab Al Louq, one of the most ancient neighborhoods in Cairo. In the beginning of the Mamluk Sultanate era, the ground in this area would become fertile after flood season.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>9. Abideen<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">This name goes back to its founder General Sultani Abideen Bek after he renewed Al Fateh Mosque which was next to his house. As a result, the neighborhood was named after him and Khedive Isamel built \u2018Saraya Abideen\u2019 around the mosque, which gave it its fame.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>10. Boulaq Ad Dakrour<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s no specific time for when the \u2018Takrour\u2019 tribes came from West Africa to live in this area, which was named after them. But the naming later deviated to become Dakrour. Another story says that during the Fatimid era, Sheikh Abu Muhammad Yusuf Al Takrouri was buried in that area, which was then named after him and then became known as Dakrour.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only is Cairo the capital of Egypt, but it\u2019s also a city of rich history and culture. If you walk through its streets, you\u2019ll discover that every neighborhood has a name and every name has a story. So let\u2019s discover Cairo\u2019s neighborhoods and the secrets behind their naming: 1. 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