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The south minaret, detail; Bab Zuweila is a medieval gate in Cairo. It was also known as Bawabbat al-Mitwali during the Ottoman period. It is considered one of the major landmarks of the city, and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Cairo dating from the 11th and 12th century. It was constructed between 1087-1092, and the minarets of the mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh were added in the years 1415 to 1420. In 2002 the 900-year-old fortified gate was restored with funding and technical assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development and its contractor, the AmericanResearchCenter in Egypt (ARCE). Source: USAID [US Aid from the American People website]; http://www.usaid.gov/ (accessed 1/17/2008)