page_title: Al-Darb al-Ahmar
section_title: Historic monuments in the neighbourhood
hierarchical_section_title: Al-Darb al-Ahmar / Historic monuments in the neighbourhood
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of Islamic Cairo from the minaret of the Mosque of Amir al-Maridani
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: Below is a list of some of the notable historic monuments in al-Darb al-Ahmar:
  Qasaba (covered market) of Radwan Bey
  Mosque of al-Salih Tala'i
  Mosque of Qijmas al-Ishaqi
  Mosque of Aslam al-Silahdar
  Mosque of al-Maridani
  Madrasa of Umm Sultan al-Sha'ban
  Bayt al-Razzaz palace
  Mosque of Aqsunqur (Blue Mosque)
  Mausoleum complex of Khayrbek
  Mausoleum of Tarabay al-Sharifi
  Madrasa of Aljay al-Yusufi
  Ayyubid City walls (excavated and restored as part of the development of al-Azhar Park)
  Maristan of al-Mu'ayyad
caption: A view of al-Darb al-Ahmar, from the minaret of the Mosque of Amir al-Maridani.
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