Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . Tombs of the Mamelukes. (Names l& Tomjli Hai<jm Sullar. Butui. Tombs oF the Khalifs. of Cairo. OLD CAIRO. 4. Route. 327 out conspicuously. The road, first in a straight direction, afterwardsinclining to the right, leads to the necropolis known as ImamShafei (see below), with the burial-mosque of the viceroyal family,which, however, presents no great attraction. Riders may easilymake this short digression (see below). Between this point and the base of the Mokattam t
Egypt : handbook for travellers : part first, lower Egypt, with the Fayum and the peninsula of Sinai . Tombs of the Mamelukes. (Names l& Tomjli Hai<jm Sullar. Butui. Tombs oF the Khalifs. of Cairo. OLD CAIRO. 4. Route. 327 out conspicuously. The road, first in a straight direction, afterwardsinclining to the right, leads to the necropolis known as ImamShafei (see below), with the burial-mosque of the viceroyal family,which, however, presents no great attraction. Riders may easilymake this short digression (see below). Between this point and the base of the Mokattam towards theE., and extending for some distance up the steep slopes of thehills, lies an extensive burial-ground, with several conspicuous,but very dilapidated mausolea, known as the — Tombs of the Mamelukes, which approach close to the the so-called Tombs of the Khalifs (p. 282) their history isobscure, the names of the builders being unknown, and no in-scriptions having been preserved. The ruins of these monuments,however, still bear traces of great artistic merit, and several of theminarets in particular are exceedingly beautiful. In a somewhat detached position, a little
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