Azbakeya

Azbakeya (Arabic: أزبكية; also spelled Al Uzbakeya or Auzbekiya^[1]^[2]^[3]) is one of the districts of the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt.^[4] Along with Wust Albalad (Downtown) and Abdeen, Azbakiya forms Cairo's 19th century expansion outside the medieval city walls known officially as Khedival Cairo and declared as an Area of Value.^[5]^[6] It holds many historically important buildings and spaces. One of these is the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, which was inaugurated by Pope Mark VIII in 1800^[7] and served as the seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from 1800 to 1971. Azbakeya was the place where the first Cairo Opera House was established, in 1869.

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