Fustat

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Fustat

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Borrowed from Arabic الفُسْطَاط (al-fusṭāṭ).

proper noun Fostat

historical Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.
Similar: Cairo

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name former capital of Egypt — see also Cairo

हिन्दी	फ़ुस्तात fustāt
العربية	الفُسطاط al-Fusṭāṭ

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@misc{fustat_2026,
  title = {Fustat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fustat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}