Ad Darrāsah
Ad Darrāsah is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ad Darrāsah is situated nearby to the locality Minţaqat al Bāţanīyah, as well as near Khān al Khalīlī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bāb Zuwaylah.
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 Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets".
Bāb Zuwaylah
Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali.
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
Photo: Casual Builder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in medieval Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1504–1505 and is considered today one of the most impressive and best-preserved examples of this type of building in Cairo.
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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there.
Ad Darrāsah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ad Darrasah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04339° or 30° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
31.26184° or 31° 15′ 43″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8G2H27V6+9PGeoNames ID
7913981
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In Other Languages
“Ad Darrāsah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الدراسة”
Localities in the Area
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