Al-Azhar Park
Al-Azhar Park Al-Azhar Park is one of the largest gardens in Greater Cairo and one of the largest and most beautiful gardens in the world. It is located on an area of 80 acres that was used in the past as a dumping ground for garbage and waste for more than a thousand years On the western side of the park is the old Fatimid city and its extension, Darb al-Ahmar, with its wealth of mosques and shrines, decorated with a long line of minarets. To the south is the Sultan Hassan Mosque and its surroundings, in addition to the Saladin Castle. open The hill on which the park is located provides a high view of the city, and gives a wonderful 360-degree panoramic view of the attractive views of Historic Cairo. Before work began, the study was a large rubbish site. Workers had to remove piles of rubbish and stones that had accumulated over a period of 500 years, with materials estimated to be 80,000 wagons piled at the site over the centuries, and during the preparation of the site many t...