Street · Heliopolis

Haroun al-Rashid Street

The street is named for Harun al-Rashid, the Abbasid caliph whose court became legendary through the Thousand and One Nights.

His reign marked the height of Abbasid Baghdad's cultural and scientific brilliance. The name suits Heliopolis's theme of great Islamic rulers.

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