What does "fustat" mean?

Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.

What is a synonym for "fustat"?

Common synonyms include: cairo.

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Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate. historical

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Etymology

From Arabic الفُسطاط (al-Fusṭāṭ).

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