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The Church of the Holy Virgin in Babylon Al-Darag (Babylon of the Steps, or the Steps of Babylon), a Christian church, is located just south of the ancient Babylon Fortress in Old Cairo. 

 

It is situated south of the village of Qasr al-Sham' and also beyond the bridge across the Old Cairo-Muqattam highway.  It is conveniently reached by traveling along Sharia Athar Al-Nabi turning left and crossing the Cairo-Helwan railway tracks. The church dates from the 11th Century. Al-Maqrizi, the famous church historian, referred to it as the "Church of Babylon". It was described by Patriarch Zacharia (1004-32) as the "Church of the Mistress at Bani Wayil known as the Church of the Steps".

 

According to A.J. Bulter, the church was built at a time when the city of Babylon was still standing, though the first mention of it appears to be that made by Ibn Duqmaq around 1400 AD.


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