Boulaq

Coordinates: 30°03′11″N 31°13′48″E / 30.053°N 31.230°E / 30.053; 31.230
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Boulaq
بولاق
District
Ghezireh, 1902.
Boulaq is located in Egypt
Boulaq
Boulaq
Coordinates: 30°03′11″N 31°13′48″E / 30.053°N 31.230°E / 30.053; 31.230
CountryEgypt
CityCairo

Boulaq

River Nile
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History

Bulaq and Zamalek (undeveloped, and labeled as "Bulaq Island"), in the c.1800 Description de l'Égypte

The westward shift of the Nile, especially between 1050 and 1350, made land available on its eastern side. There the development of Bulaq began in the 15th century. In this century, under sultan Barsbay Bulaq became the main port of Cairo.[3]

Bulaq is a dense indigenous district filled with small-scale workshops of industries such as the

wikalas, mosques and houses for merchants near the port.[4]

Modern history

Detailed map of Boulaq in c.1800

The new Egyptian Museum of Antiquities was established at Bulaq in 1858 in a former warehouse, following the foundation of the new Antiquities Department under the direction of Auguste Mariette. The building lay on the bank of the Nile River, and in 1878 it suffered significant damage in a flood. In 1892, the collections were moved to a former royal palace, in the Giza district of Cairo. They remained there until 1902 when they were moved, for the last time, to the current museum in Tahrir Square. The Museum's former location is indicated by the continued existence of a 'Maspero Street', named after the second head of the Antiquities Department.

The Royal Carriages Museum was established in Boulaq during the reign of Khedive Ismail. It was originally known as the Department of the Khedive Carriages.[5]

Following the building of the Nile Corniche, with a road running along the river front, the Bulaq area ceased to be a port; it is now home to various organisations, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Maspero television building, Ali Baba Movie Theater (dilapidated),[6] and the Al-Ahram newspaper.[7]

Education

Schools in Bulaq:

References

  1. ^ also spelled Bulaq, Bulak, and Beaulac
  1. ^ Būlāq Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen. p. 30.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  5. ^ El-Aref, Nevine. "After years of closure, Boulaq's Royal Carriages Museum to reopen". Ahram Online.
  6. ^ "The Ali Baba Movie Theater, 1946". naoumshebib.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  7. ^ Turck, Nancy. "The Authoritative Al-Ahram". Saudi Aramco World.
  8. ^ "Home Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". International Italian School "Leonardo da Vinci". Retrieved on October 25, 2015. "Address: 26th of July Str. No. 40 - Boulac - Cairo - Egypt" - Address in Arabic Archived 2015-09-16 at the Wayback Machine: "العنوان: 40 شارع 26 يوليو - وسط البلد - القاهرة - جمهورية مصر العربية"

Further reading

External links

  • Media related to Boulaq at Wikimedia Commons


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