Opérations scientifiques en cours
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Citadelle du Caire
 | Simon Connor | Membre Scientifique, Chercheur | IFAO |
| | Mohammed Ibrahim | archéologie islamique, professeur des universités | Université Ain Shams |
| | Joachim Le Bomin | archéologue, IR | HiSoMA UMR 5189 |
In 2023, as part of the development of the Cairo citadel built under the Ayyubid period, several neighbourhoods located around the wall have been relocated by the Egyptian government. This concerns in particular two areas :
- The southern external enclosure (area 1) where the aqueduct probably ends with a wheel tower attributed to Nasir Mohammed bin Qalawon (No. 369 in the Arab al-Yassār)
- the northern external enclosure where the Khanga al-Nizāmiyah Mosque of the seven sultans (Mamluk period) is located.
Transformed into an open area, these grounds offer the unique opportunity to study a part of the exterior of the citadel enclosure, the associated developments (its link with the outlet of the aqueduct) as well as the possible occupations of the adjacent districts, especially during the Ayyubid and Mamluk eras. Indeed, no excavation has ever been carried out and many important questions remain unanswered.
- The southern external enclosure (area 1) where the aqueduct probably ends with a wheel tower attributed to Nasir Mohammed bin Qalawon (No. 369 in the Arab al-Yassār)
- the northern external enclosure where the Khanga al-Nizāmiyah Mosque of the seven sultans (Mamluk period) is located.
Transformed into an open area, these grounds offer the unique opportunity to study a part of the exterior of the citadel enclosure, the associated developments (its link with the outlet of the aqueduct) as well as the possible occupations of the adjacent districts, especially during the Ayyubid and Mamluk eras. Indeed, no excavation has ever been carried out and many important questions remain unanswered.