 The square in the 1840s, from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia | |
  Location within the Nile Delta | |
| Former name(s) | Al-Rumaila Square, Black Square |
|---|---|
| Location | Islamic Cairo, Cairo, Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°01′52″N 31°15′25″E / 30.031°N 31.257°E |
| Other | |
| Designer | Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad |
Salah al-Din Square (Arabic: ميدان صلاح الدين, lit. 'Saladin Square'), known historically as Al-Rumaila Square (Arabic: ميدان الرميلة, lit. 'Sandy Square'), Black Square, and colloquially as Citadel Square (Arabic: ميدان تحت القلعة, lit. 'Square under the citadel') is the main city square of Islamic Cairo. It is considered among the most important areas in Egypt, having witnessed many significant political and social events.[1]
It is sometimes considered to be two squares adjacent to each other, with historical Al-Rumaila lying northwest of the Citadel Square; they had once been separated by a wall, which can be seen in the maps of Carsten Niebuhr map of Cairo, and in the Description de l'Égypte.[citation needed]