Bab al-Nasr

Bab al-Nasr (Arabic: باب النصر, lit. 'Gate of Victory'), is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. It is located at the northern end of Shari'a al-Gamaliya (al-Gamaliya Street) in the old city of Cairo and slightly east of another contemporary gate, Bab al-Futuh.

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Bab al-Nasr ranks #2,449 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 37 mapped in Egypt. Founded 1087, it is older than 88% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 325 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,060 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cairo, 3 km away. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.

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