Maydān al Qal‘ah

Maydān al Qal‘ah is a square in , . Maydān al Qal‘ah is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salah Al Din Square and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.

Square
, known historically as Al-Rumaila Square, Black Square, and colloquially as Citadel Square is the main city square of .

Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental and madrasa located in in the of , . It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. is situated 130 metres northwest of Maydān al Qal‘ah.

Mosque
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The Al-Mahmoudia Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Mahmud Pasha, is a and mausoleum, located in the in the Citadel area of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Abdin.

Suburb
Photo: Motazhesham2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

Suburb
Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

Maydān al Qal‘ah

Latitude
30.0313° or 30° 1′ 53″ north
Longitude
31.25708° or 31° 15′ 26″ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8G2H27J4+GR
Geo­Names ID
7913717
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In Other Languages

“Maydān al Qal‘ah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميدان القلعة”

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