Azbakeya

Azbakeya (Arabic: أزبكية; also spelled Al Uzbakeya or Auzbekiya[1][2][3]) is one of the districts of the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt.

[10][11] By the time of Barquq, the first Burji Mamluk sultan (1382–1399), a lot of reconstruction needed to be done within the walls of the city to repair the damages incurred as a result of the Black Death.

During the latter half of the 15th century, two final major transformations took place in Cairo: the port of Boulaq, and a district called Azbakeya in the northwest section of the city.

The Azbakeya district was developed when Amir Azbak al-Yusufi, one of Qaytbay's princes, established stables and a residence of his own and excavated Birkat al-Azbakeya, which was fed from the Cairo Citadel Aqueduct.

[15] The Azbakeya gardens theater was the stage to most of the monthly concerts held by the famous Arab singer, Umm Kulthum.