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Pendant les sept si\u00e8cles suivants, elle sert de si\u00e8ge du pouvoir en \u00c9gypte, abritant les souverains ayyoubides, mamelouks, ottomans et de Muhammad Ali.<br>Le complexe s\u2019agrandit pour inclure palais, garnisons et d\u00e9p\u00f4ts d\u2019approvisionnement, puis la majestueuse mosqu\u00e9e de Muhammad Ali de style ottoman vient s\u2019y ajouter. Bien que partiellement endommag\u00e9e par les Fran\u00e7ais au d\u00e9but du XIXe si\u00e8cle et ensuite utilis\u00e9e par les forces britanniques, la forteresse perdure.<br>Aujourd\u2019hui, ses mus\u00e9es, mosqu\u00e9es et remparts racontent l\u2019histoire militaire et politique du Caire, inscrite dans le site du Caire historique class\u00e9 au patrimoine mondial de l\u2019UNESCO.    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