Al Azhar Park functions as a ‘green lung’ because of its enormous potential, being located at the center of a historic location.
It was clear that Cairo needed more green space.
One study found that the amount of green space per inhabitant was roughly equivalent to the size of a footprint, one of the lowest proportions in the world.
The park is the largest green space created in Cairo in over a century, reversing a trend in which unchecked development has virtually eradicated the city’s once famous parks.