Castle of Saladin

Castle of Saladin

Citadel of Salah al-Din , known as Castle Mountain is one of the most important features of Islamic Cairo and is located in the neighborhood of "castle" has been erected on one of onshore separated from the cliffs on the outskirts of Cairo, and is considered one of the most luxurious castles war which was built in the Middle Ages, It has a strategic place be class The first purpose of this site defensive important because it controls the cities of Cairo and Fustat , as it constitutes a natural barrier up between the two cities .Salahuddin was founded this castle on a hill from the cliffs , and completed just rebuilt his brother King in 1208 , in order to secure Cairo against possible invasions .The according to Salah al-Din completely in choosing the place of the castle, as it by putting high achieved overseeing the Cairo supervision fully , to the extent that its garrison was able to do two operations warships at one time , they tighten the internal front and head off to come out of obedience to the Sultan, and resist any attempts by foreign to seize Cairo.The fence set up by Saladin around Cairo to defend it against any external aggression , installations military mission that completed the role of the castle in the Middle Ages , a fence , which was discovered recently , after he took Salah al-Din (1171 - 1193 AD) ruled Egypt interested in build  area outside the Fatimid Cairo between the door Zuwaila and Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque , and dividing them into several lines , including line Darb al - Ahmar , which is still known by that name even today. This leads the collector region the Vanguards bin Rzyk , interest which is the last trace of the era of the Fatimids in Egypt