qubbat al-Fadāwīyah

qubbat al-Fadāwīyah is a shrine in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. qubbat al-Fadāwīyah is situated nearby to the mosque Al-Nour, as well as near the hamlet Hadaiq el Qubbah.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Nour and Sakakini Palace.

Al-Nour

Mosque

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The Al-Nour Mosque is a mosque in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is among the landmarks of the neighborhood and the largest mosques in the city with several different halls for multi-purposes. Al-Nour is situated 610 metres northeast of qubbat al-Fadāwīyah.

Sakakini Palace

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Habib Pasha El Sakakini Palace is a palace in the al-Zahir district of Cairo, Egypt. Built for the contractor Gabriel Habib Sakakini and completed in 1897, it stands on the site of a former lake at the meeting point of eight roads. Sakakini Palace is situated 1¼ km southwest of qubbat al-Fadāwīyah.

Police Academy Stadium

Stadium

Police Academy Stadium is a football stadium in Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt. It is the home stadium for Ittihad El Shorta and for El Dakhleya since the 2017–18 season. Police Academy Stadium is situated 1 km east of qubbat al-Fadāwīyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadaiq el Qubbah and Al Daher.

Hadaiq el Qubbah

Hamlet

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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt.

Al Daher

Neighborhood

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Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia. Al Daher is situated 2½ km southwest of qubbat al-Fadāwīyah.

Islamic Cairo

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

qubbat al-Fadāwīyah

Type: Shrine
Also known as: “Al Qubbah al Fidiwiyah”, “Al Qubbah al Fidīwīyah”, “Al Qubbah al Fidīwiyyah”, “al-Fadawiyya”, “Qubbat al-Fadāwīya”, and “Qubbat al-Fadawiyya”
Category: religion
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.07151° or 30° 4′ 17″ north

Longitude

31.27837° or 31° 16′ 42″ east

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

8G2H37CH+J8

GeoNames ID

7912260

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Italian—“qubbat al-Fadāwīyah” goes by many names.

Arabic: “القبة الفديوية”
Arabic: “قبة الفداوية”
French: “qubbaẗ al-Fadāwiyyaẗ”
French: “Koubba Fadawiya” (historical)
French: “mosquée d’al-Fadâouiya” (historical)
French: “tombeau el-Fadaouieh” (historical)
Italian: “cupola all’Abbasieh” (historical)
Italian: “Cupola della Tomba Abbas” (historical)

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