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Cairo, through time.

Discover Cairo’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Imagined medieval Fatimid Cairo street gathering, stone gateways and courtyard architecture, market neighbors.
Imagined medieval Fatimid Cairo street gathering, stone gateways and courtyard architecture, market neighbors. · AI illustration

Fatimid Cairo foundation

Cairo

1,057 yearsfrom 969 CE to 2026

Fatimid Cairo was founded in 969, north of the older settlement of Fustat. Today's metropolis brings these and later urban layers together. The age shown belongs to the Fatimid city, not the earliest settlement in the region.

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Cairo's local commemorative day marks the 969 foundation on 6 July.

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