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词条 Bulaq
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  1. History

  2. Modern history

  3. Education

  4. References

  5. External links

Bulaq (also spelled Boulaq, Bulak, and Beaulac; Arabic: {{lang|ar|بولاق}} / ALA-LC: Būlāq),[1] is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.

History

Bulaq is a dense indigenous district filled with small-scale workshops of industries such as the old printing press, metalworking and machine shops, which supported the early stages of building Cairo. It is populated with a mixed working class from all parts of Egypt, who migrated to the city during the 19th century to work on Muhammad ‘Ali’s projects. To the north of the district is located the bulk of the city’s newer industrial plants. The history of Bulaq goes back to the Mamluk rule of the fourteenth century when the site was the main port of Cairo filled with several Wikalas, mosques and houses for merchants near the port.[2]

Modern history

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.

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 Television and Radio Building, Ali Baba Movie Theater (dilapidated),[3] and the Al-Ahram newspaper.

Education

Schools in Bulaq:

  • International Italian School "Leonardo da Vinci"[4]
  • Kalousdian Armenian School

References

1. ^http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-83997/Bula
2. ^{{cite book|last1=Selim|first1=Gehan|title=Unfinished Places: The Politics of (Re)making Cairo’s Old Quarters|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cQ96DQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=unfinished+places+gehan+selim&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=unfinished%20places%20gehan%20selim&f=false}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://naoumshebib.com/pages_en/cinema_ali_baba_en.html|title=The Ali Baba Movie Theater, 1946|website=naoumshebib.com| access-date= 27 March 2016}}
4. ^"Home" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6cXDCbINE Archive]). International Italian School "Leonardo da Vinci". Retrieved on October 25, 2015. "Address: 26th of July Str. No. 40 - Boulac - Cairo - Egypt" - Address in Arabic: "العنوان: 40 شارع 26 يوليو - وسط البلد - القاهرة - جمهورية مصر العربية"

External links

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{{Districts of Cairo|cairo}}{{Coord|30.053|N|31.230|E|display=title|source:dewiki}}{{Egypt-geo-stub}}

2 : Districts of Cairo|Districts of Greater Cairo

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