The First Urban Plan for The City of Cairo (The Foundation Stage)

Between (358-365 AH) (969-976 AD)

Abstract

 This study aims to identify the civilizational role played by the Fatimids in the field of city planning, through analyzing the characteristics of the architectural plan of the city of Cairo, which was established in 969 AD by the leader Jawhar al-Siqilli by order of the Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Al-Fatimi. The most important of those characteristics are the location, planning system, distribution of architectural distribution of architectural components, residential areas, and public facilities. the descriptive analytical approach was adopted by this study to describe, study and analyze the historical events associated with the planning process in that historical period. The study reached several results, the most important of which are: the existence of various motives and reasons behind building the city in this planning style, and the study also discovered many mysterious and unknown matters and facts related to the first stage of the city plan. In conclusion, it can be said that this study will open the way for further studies related to the city plan in the Fatimid era.