page_title: Al-Darb al-Ahmar
section_title: Present-day conservation efforts
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Darb al-Ahmar / Present-day conservation efforts
caption_attribution_description: English: Khayrbak Mosque
context_page_description: Al-Darb al-Ahmar is a historic neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. It is also the name of an administrative district within the Cairo Governorate that includes most of the neighbourhood. Its name means "the Red Street" in Arabic.
context_section_description: Since around 2000, the area has been the subject of a long-running conservation and restoration program led by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, aimed at restoring and rehabilitating historic monuments within the urban fabric of the neighbourhood. Monuments that were restored include the Mausoleum complex of Khayrbek and surrounding structures, the Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban, the Mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar, and the Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi. The development program also involved the creation of al-Azhar Park, one of the few major green spaces in Cairo, which adjoins the neighbourhood today to the east.
caption: Bab al-Wazir street today, in front of the restored Mausoleum-Mosque of Amir Khayrbak and the remains of the Palace of Alin Aq.
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