#ataba square
In the heart of Cairo’s crowded streets lies Ataba Square, a space of various essences in sculpturing the historical, cultural, geographical, and economic situation in Egypt. Egypt’s main post office is located near it, and it is the starting point of Cairo where all distances of cities are measured, according to the book “History of Post in Egypt” by Dr. Abdelwahab Shaker (2013). As it is often deemed the ‘starting point’ of Cairo, many also consider it to be the…