{"id":3968,"date":"2021-07-19T08:24:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T05:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldinstamps.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2021-07-22T04:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T01:42:53","slug":"the-millenium-of-the-city-of-cairo-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldinstamps.com\/?p=3968","title":{"rendered":"Landmarks of the city of Cairo 1969"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3968\" class=\"elementor elementor-3968\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0d9ab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0d9ab0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f80c436\" data-id=\"f80c436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6bd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f6bd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:right;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Egypt celebrated the millenary of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cairo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the city of Cairo<\/a>\u00a0in 1969. As part of this celebration the egyptian post issued many sets of stamps. Three of the stamps presented here show landamarks of the old city of Cairo.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Al Azhar Mosque<\/h2><div><figure id=\"attachment_4175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4175\" style=\"width: 774px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT789.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT789.jpg?resize=640%2C391\" alt=\"Stamp with Al-Azhar mosque\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT789.jpg?w=774&amp;ssl=1 774w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT789.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT789.jpg?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stamp with Al-Azhar mosque, 1969, YT789<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div><p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al-Azhar_Mosque\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Azhar mosque<\/a>\u00a0was build with the city of Cairo to become its major mosque. Al Azhar is one of the most mportant mosques in the islamic world. Since its construction, the mosque was used as\u00a0 a chool to teach the religion. Al Azhar mosque became and remains a university and one the most important center for islamic sciences. The mosque is considered the second oldest continuously existing university in the world after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/University_of_al-Qarawiyyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al-Qarawiyyin University<\/a>.\u00a0 Since 1961, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.azhar.edu.eg\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">university of Al Azhar<\/a>\u00a0has becaome an independent multi-disciplinary university.<\/p><h2>The Citadel<\/h2><figure id=\"attachment_4174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4174\" style=\"width: 772px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT788.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT788.jpg?resize=640%2C393\" alt=\"Stamp with the citadell of Cairo, 1969, YT787\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT788.jpg?w=772&amp;ssl=1 772w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT788.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT788.jpg?resize=768%2C472&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stamp with the citadell of Cairo, 1969, YT787<\/figcaption><\/figure><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The construction of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cairo_Citadel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citadel of Cairo<\/a>\u00a0was odered by<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saladin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Saladin (Salah Al-Din Alyubi)<\/a>, in the year 1178. after he became the ruler of Egypt and Syria. The Citadel was used as the residence of the rulers and the center of government since its contruction and until the 19th century.<\/div><h2>Bab El Futuh<\/h2><figure id=\"attachment_4172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4172\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT787.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4172\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT787.jpg?resize=640%2C392\" alt=\"stamp of 1969 with Bab al-Futuh\" width=\"640\" height=\"392\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT787.jpg?w=771&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT787.jpg?resize=300%2C184&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theworldinstamps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Egypt-1969-YT787.jpg?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">stamp with the gate of Cairo &#8220;Bab al-Futuh&#8221;, 1969, YT787<\/figcaption><\/figure><div><p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bab_al-Futuh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bab al-Futuh (Gate of the conquest)<\/a>, is one of the oldest gates of Cairo. The construction of the gate finished in the year 1187, more than a\u00a0century after the construction of the city. The\u00a0 gate is protected by two imposing round towers connected with a wall above the gate. These towers are an example of the islamic military architecture, with with shafts for pouring boiling water or burning oil on\u00a0attackers, and arrow slits.<\/p><h2>Construction of Cairo in year 969 AD.<\/h2><p>In the year 969 AD., the military fatimide leader Jawhar ibn Abdallah known also as Jawhar Al-Siqilli conquerred Egypt. The same year he started the construction of the city of Cairo to become a new capital of Egypt. The construction was ordered by the then Fatimide Caliph Al-Mu&#8217;izz li-Din Allah who was established in Tunisia. Later, the Fatimide Caliph moved from to Cairo and made it the capital of his state that spanned over all north Africa and parts of south Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As part of the millenary celebration, the city of Cairo launched its\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/theworldinstamps.com\/?p=3892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international book fair<\/a>\u00a0that became the most important cultural event in the Arab world.<\/p><p>The three stamps had a face value of 10 Millimes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This set of stamps was issued in 1969 to commemorate the millenium of the city of Cairo. 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