AL-FUSTAT

Meaning of AL-FUSTAT in English

/al foo stat"/ , n.

a city in N Egypt, near the modern city of Cairo, founded in the 7th century A.D.

Also, El Fostat, el-Fustat . Also called Old Cairo .

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AL — symbol aluminum
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AL — abbreviation 1. air letter 2. all lengths 3. [Latin anno lucis ] in the year of light 4. autograph letter
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AL — (conj.) Although; if.
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AL — (a.) All.
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-AL — -al 1 a suffix with the general sense "of the kind of, pertaining to, having the form or character of" …
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AL- — a word in Arabic names meaning "family" or "the house of": Al-Saud, or the members of the house of Saud. …
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AL — /al/ , n. a male given name: form of Albert, Alfred, Aloysius . Symbol, Chem. aluminum.
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AL — conj although; if. 2. al ·adj all.
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AL — [Al] abbreviation aluminum AL abbreviation Alabama, American League, American Legion
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AL — n. Abu al Fath Jalal al Din Muhammad Akbar Al Jazair Muhi al Din Muhammad Abu Ali al Husayn ibn …
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AL — n. Among Arab groups, a term denoting a tribe, clan, family, or other patrilineal filiation. It often refers to a …
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AL — 1) сокр. от Arm Language язык AL (для программирования роботов) 2) сокр. от assembly language язык ассемблера
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FUSTAT, AL- — also spelled Al-fostat, capital of the Muslim province of Egypt during the Umayyad and 'Abbasid caliphates and under succeeding dynasties, …
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FUSTAT WARE — in Islamic ceramics, style of pottery originating from al-Fustat (now part of Cairo), where, however, many deposits of imported ware …
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CAIRO — Arabic Al-Qāhirah City (pop., 1996: city, 6,789,479; 1999 est.: metro. area, 10,345,000), capital of Egypt. Located on the banks of …
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OLD CAIRO — al-Fustat.
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EL FOSTAT — /el' foo staht"/ al-Fustat. Also, el-Fustat .
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FUSTIAN — fabric originally made by weaving two sets of cotton wefts, or fillings, on a linen warp, popular during the European …
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CALICO — all-cotton fabric woven in plain, or tabby, weave and printed with simple designs in one or more colours. Calico originated …
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SHAFI'I, ABU 'ABD ALLAH (MUHAMMAD IBN IDRIS) ASH- — born , 767, Arabia died Jan. 20, 820, al-Fustat, Egypt Muslim legal scholar who played an important role in the …
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MU'IZZ, AL- — in full Al-mu'izz Li-din Allah, original name Abu Tamim Ma'ad born c. 930 died 975 the most powerful of the …
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MAS'UDI, AL- — born 9th century, , Baghdad, Iraq died 957, al-Fustat, Egypt in full Abu Al-husayn 'ali Ibn Al-husayn Al-mas'udi historian and …
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HULWAN — also spelled Helwan, or Hilwan ancient settlement, now a southern suburb of Cairo, al-Qahirah (Cairo) muhafazah (governorate), Egypt. It lies …
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HAKIM, AL- — born 985 died 1021? in full Al-hakim Bi-amr Allah (Arabic: Ruler by God's Command), called by Druzes Al-hakim Bi-amrih (Ruler …
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CAIRO — city, seat of Alexander county, extreme southern Illinois, U.S. The city stands on a low-lying delta at the confluence of …
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'AMR IBN AL-'AS, MOSQUE OF — earliest Islamic building in Egypt, erected in 641 by 'Amr ibn al-'As, the leader of an invading Arab army. The …
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'AMR IBN AL-'AS — died 663, Al-Fustat, Egypt the Arab conqueror of Egypt. A wealthy member of the Banu Sahm clan of the important …
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