| Al-Azhar Park | |
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 Aerial view of Al-Azhar Park. | |
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| Motto | Paradise within the heart of Medieval Cairo |
| Location | Medieval Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°02′26″N 31°15′53″E / 30.040523°N 31.264631°E |
| Area | 30 hectares |
| Created | May 2005 |
Al-Azhar Park (Arabic: حديقة الأزهر) is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in Historic Cairo, Egypt.
Among several honors, this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces by the Project for Public Spaces.[1] The park was created by the Historic Cities Support Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an entity of the Aga Khan Development Network. The park was developed at a cost in excess of USD $30 million, its funding a grant to Cairo from Aga Khan IV, a descendant of the Fatimid Caliphs of Cairo.
The park project, an urbanism initiative, included:
- the development of the park
- archeology involving a 12th-century Ayyubid wall
- historic building rehabilitation (the 14th Century Umm Sultan Shaban Mosque, the 13th century Khayrbek complex, and the Darb Shoughlan School)
- several quality of life improvement initiatives requiring skills training, area rehabilitation, microfinance, and support in the areas of health and education, among others.
- ^ "60 of the World's Great Places - Project for Public Spaces". Archived from the original on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2006-12-11.