Writers in Cairo
The atlas holds 11 people and 15 moments here, from 805 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Battuta and Abu Nuwas.
Notable people
Ibn Khaldun
from 1383 to 1406
3 moments here
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…
Ibn Battuta
from 1326 to 1348
2 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Abu Nuwas
from 805 to 807
2 moments here
Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…
Nelson Mandela
in 1962
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Pope Francis
in 2017
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1967
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Agatha Christie
in 1907
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1872
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1961
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Moments
- 805 Tax-inspector entourage in Egypt Abu Nuwas
- 807 Return journey to Egypt with tax-inspector entourage Abu Nuwas
- 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
- 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
- 1383 Arrival in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1401 Return to Cairo after Damascus Ibn Khaldun
- 1406 Death and burial in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
- 1872 Family journey in Egypt Theodore Roosevelt
- 1907 Winter stay at Gezira Palace Hotel Agatha Christie
- 1961 Meeting with Nasser and Tito Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1962 Receives training in Cairo Nelson Mandela
- 1966 Meeting Nasser in Cairo Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Meeting President Nasser in Cairo Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1979 Egypt peace mission Jimmy Carter
- 2017 Visit to Cairo Pope Francis