 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mugero wemvura wakaramba uchishandiswa munguva yeOttoman, asi wakatanga kushandiswa panguva yekugara kweFrance kweEgypt naNapoleonpakati pa1798 na1801 apo shongwe yokunhonga mvura yakagadziridzwa kuti ishandiswe navaFrance senhare. Gadziriro yemvura yakamira kupa mvura kuCitadel muzana ramakore rechi19, zvichida sekupedzisira sa1872 apo Khalij canal yakazadzwa-up panguva yekuvakwa kweiyo itsva yazvino Cairo pasi peKhedive Ismail. Muzana ramakore rechi 20 zvikamu zvomugwagwa wemvura zvakarasika kana kuparadzwa pamusana pekushaya simba uye zvivako zvemazuva ano; kunyanya, chikamu chokupedzisira chemugwagwa wemvura pedyo neCitadel chanyangarika. 