Gate · Gamaliya, Islamic Cairo

Bab al-Nasr

The name means 'Gate of Victory', a name of triumph given to the north-eastern gate of the walled Fatimid city.

Its two massive square towers still carry French names carved by Napoleon's soldiers who garrisoned them. It stands a short walk east of Bab al-Futuh along the old wall.

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