Masjid aş Şafā
Masjid aş Şafā is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid aş Şafā is situated nearby to the mosque funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, as well as near the suburb Abdin.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay and Al-Azhar Mosque.
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, is an Islamic religious funerary complex located in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. Built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay between 1470 and 1474, the complex consists of a mosque attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, along with residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb. funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is situated 180 metres southeast of Masjid aş Şafā.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1 km west of Masjid aş Şafā.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 1 km west of Masjid aş Şafā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
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 northwest of Masjid aş Şafā.
Masjid aş Şafā
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Aş Şafā Mosque” and “Masjid as Safa”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0448° or 30° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
31.27337° or 31° 16′ 24″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8G2H27VF+W8GeoNames ID
7913960
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In Other Languages
“Masjid aş Şafā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الصفا”
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