qubbat al-imām al-Shāfiʻī

The Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i is a mausoleum dedicated to al-Shafi'i, founder of the homonymous school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. Located at the Imam Shafi'i Street in the City of the Dead, , the mausoleum is a hallmark of Ayyubid style architecture and historical significance.
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  • Mosque
  • …lies at an elevation of 41 metres (135 feet)
  • Description: mausoleum in the City of the Dead in Cairo
  • Also known as
    “Al Imām ash Shāf‘ī Mosque”
    “Al Imām ash Shāfi‘ī Mosque”
    “Masjid al Imām ash Shāfi‘ī”
    “Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi’i”
    “mausoleum of Imām ash-Shāfi‘ī”
    “Qubba al-Imam al-Shafi’i”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Saladin Citadel of Cairo.
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The … is situated 1 km southwest of qubbat al-imām al-Shāfiʻī.
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The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , Egypt. is situated 2 km north of qubbat al-imām al-Shāfiʻī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Old Cairo.
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , .
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is the extensive district of southern …
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is a well-planned and leafy district…

qubbat al-imām al-Shāfiʻī

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Latitude
30.01193° or 30° 0′ 43″ north
Longitude
31.2583° or 31° 15′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G2H2765+Q8
Geo­Names ID
7913005
Wiki­data ID
Q12242699

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“qubbat al-imām al-Shāfiʻī” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قبة الإمام الشافعي”
  • Arabic: “قبة الامام الشافعي”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الامام الشافعى”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الامام الشافعي”
  • Azerbaijani: “İmam əş-Şafei türbəsi”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qübbətül-İmam əş-Şafei”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الامام الشافعى”
  • French: “Mausolée de Imam al-Shafi’i”
  • French: “qubbaẗ al-imām al-Šāfiʿī”
  • French: “mausolée Chafiʽi” (historical)
  • French: “tombe de l’Iman Chafey” (historical)
  • French: “tombeau de l’imâm ach-Châfiʽi” (historical)
  • French: “tombeau de l’Imâm el-Châfiʽî” (historical)
  • German: “Mausoleum von asch-Schāfiʿī”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Imam al-Shafi’i ein mausoleum”
  • Hausa: “Mausoleum na Imam Shafi’i”
  • Japanese: “シャーフィイー廟”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Имама аш-Шафии”
  • Spanish: “Mausoleo de Imam al-Shafi’i”
  • Tatar: “Имам әш-Шәфигый төрбәсе”
  • Turkish: “İmam Şâfiî Türbesi”
  • Urdu: “روضہ امام شافعی”

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