5/5 Adam M. 11 months ago on Google • 29 reviews
Bab
Al-Azab
is
one
of
the
doors
of
Saladin
Citadel
and
overlooks
the
Sultan
Hassan
School
and
Al-Rifai
Mosque.
It
is
considered
one
of
the
largest
and
most
beautiful
Islamic
facilities
in
Cairo.
The
door
is
similar
in
structure
to
Babi
Al-Futuh
and
Zuwailah.
It
is
made
up
of
two
large
rectangular
towers
with
a
round
facade,
at
the
top
of
each
of
which
is
a
room,
and
between
them
there
is
a
latch
used
to
throw
oils.
This
door
was
built
by
Prince
Ridwan
Katkhuda
al-Jalfi,
commander
of
the
Al-Azab
infantry,
in
the
place
of
an
old
door
dating
back
to
the
Mamluk
era.
This
door
was
renewed
by
Khedive
Ismail,
and
gave
it
its
current
appearance
of
Gothic
design
when
he
renovated
the
field.
Al-Rumaila
expanded
it
and
added
stairs
to
it
from
the
outside.
When
Prince
Tusun
assumed
the
robe
of
leadership,
the
procession
moved,
led
by
Uzun
Ali,
the
knights,
followed
by
the
governor
of
police,
the
Agha
Governor
of
Cairo,
and
the
Muhtasib,
followed
by
the
Arnaout
soldiers
led
by
Salih
Aq
Qosh.
Behind
them
were
the
Mamluks,
led
by
Suleiman
Bey
al-Bawab,
and
after
them
the
rest
of
the
soldiers.
Then
the
rest
of
the
invitees
and
office
holders.
The
procession
was
walking
downhill
to
Bab
al-Azab,
which
is
one
of
the
gates
of
Saladin
Citadel.
When
the
vanguard
of
the
procession,
the
police
governor,
and
the
governor
passed
Bab
al-Azab,
the
large
door
shuddered
and
closed
from
the
outside
in
the
face
of
the
Mamluks.
The
soldiers
quickly
turned
away
from
the
road,
climbed
the
rocks
on
both
sides,
and
began
raining
bullets
on
the
Mamluks.
Pandemonium
prevailed,
and
the
Mamluks
tried
to
flee,
but
most
of
them
were
killed
by
bullets,
until
the
castle’s
courtyard
was
filled
with
corpses,
and
those
who
survived
the
bullets
were
slaughtered
by
the
soldiers.
It
is
said
that
the
neighborhood
opposite
Bab
al-Azab
was
filled
with
blood
and
took
a
long
time
to
get
rid
of
any
traces
of
it,
so
the
Egyptians
called
it
the
al-Darb
al-Ahmar
neighborhood.
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