Cairo Citadel Aqueduct | |
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Native name Arabic: سور مجرى العيون | |
Mamluk Aqueduct | |
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Type | aqueduct |
Location | Cairo (near Old Cairo), Egypt |
Coordinates | 30°01′19.5″N 31°13′49″E / 30.022083°N 31.23028°E (Coordinates of Nile water intake tower) |
Founder | al-Nasir Muhammad (and al-Ashraf Khalil) |
Built | 1311-12 CE (approximate) |
Restored | 1506-1508 |
Restored by | Qansuh al-Ghuri |
Architectural style(s) | Mamluk |
The Cairo Citadel Aqueduct or Mamluk Aqueduct (Arabic: سور مجرى العيون, romanized: sūr magra al-ʿayyūn)[1] is a medieval aqueduct system in Cairo, Egypt. It was first conceived and built during the Ayyubid period (under Salah ad-Din and his successors) but was later reworked by several Mamluk sultans to expand the provision of water to the Citadel of Cairo. Although no longer functioning today, much of the aqueduct structure, including its water intake tower, the Fumm al-Khalig, still stands.