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AZHAR PARK - 2004-03-18

Posted July 10th, 2007 by heritage
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Thursday, 2004, March 18
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Cairo's combination of modern urban problems and historic importance attracted the attention of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Aga Khan himself. It was decided to give a park to the people of Cairo. A site was found - it was a wasteland at the centre of the historic metropolis. It had been used as a rubbish dump for centuries and borders a poor part of Old Cairo called Darb al Ahmar. But now local people are being involved in transforming it into a valued urban green space.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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Al-Azhar Park
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