It is said that the name is attributed to Prince "Jamal Al-Din Mahmoud Al-Estadar" from the era of the Mamluks, after he built a school in the neighborhood in 1409 and was one of the greatest schools in Cairo. The area of this ancient neighborhood is approximately 2.5% of the area of present-day Cairo. It is bordered to the east by Jabal Al-Muqattam, on top of which the Citadel was the seat of residence and rule of the Sultans of Egypt, and to the north is Al-Husayniyah and Al-Dhahir neighborhoods, to the west are Bab Al-Sharia and Al-Mousky neighborhoods, and to the south is Al-Darb Al-Ahmar neighborhood.