Fostat

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Fostat

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De l’arabe الفسطاط, al-Fusthath

proper noun

Ancienne capitale de l’Égypte entre 641 et 1168. Au Vieux-Caire (Fostat), où elle était établie, la famille de Maïmoun se livrait au commerce des pierreries.

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"Fostat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/fostat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Fostat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fostat

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"Fostat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fostat.

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@misc{fostat_2026,
  title = {Fostat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/fostat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}