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This book is unanimously the opinions of researchers the most important book in the history of Egypt and its geography and topography of its capital in the Islamic era, as it is the only book that has reached us and provides us - based on the original sources - a comprehensive presentation of the Islamic history of Egypt and the establishment and growth of the capitals of Egypt from the Islamic conquest until the ninth century AH/ Fifth Ten AD, and today it is an indispensable source for those working in the study of the Islamic monuments of Egypt. The book provides us with a detailed list and accurate descriptions of palaces, mosques, schools, spices, lanes, calligraphers, role, bathrooms, bombers, fields, markets and agencies that were found in the capital of Egypt within nine centuries. This list is mainly based on the personal observations of Al -Maqrizi and on sources that did not reach us, so Al -Maqrizi preserved us with a significant Nicolas for the ancient authors who lost their books today.