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Gamal El-Din Abu El-Mahasen Street

The street honours Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin ibn Taghribirdi, the great historian of Mamluk Egypt.

Ibn Taghribirdi's chronicles are a key source for medieval Cairo. His name lends a scholarly note to Garden City's leafy grid.

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