7 Cities Hidden Inside One City | Hidden Cairo | UNSEEN ORIGINS

You think Cairo is one city. It isn't. Beneath the traffic of more than twenty million people lie older cities — Al-Fustat, Al-Askar, Al-Qata'i, and Fatimid Al-Qahira — each built on top of the last, each still hiding in plain sight. From the spiral minaret of Ibn Tulun to the living walls of Bab Zuwayla, this is the story of a city that was built more than once. 🎬 UNSEEN ORIGINS — Discover What History Hid. CHAPTERS 0:00 The City That Was Built More Than Once 0:22 Before Cairo: Al-Fustat (642 AD) 1:40 The City That Came After: Al-Askar 2:45 Al-Qata'i & Ahmad ibn Tulun 4:12 The Fatimids Arrive (969 AD) 5:34 The Walls That Still Define the City 6:58 The City Expands: Ayyubid & Mamluk Cairo 8:34 The City of Crafts 10:06 Water and the City 11:37 The City of a Thousand Buildings 12:59 Different Communities, One City 14:00 The Modern City Arrives 15:11 Hidden in Plain Sight 16:21 Final Revelation 🎵 Music: original score composed for this film — no credit line needed. #HiddenCairo #UnseenOrigins #Documentary #Cairo #Egypt #History