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
