wikālat al-Ghawrī

The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in . 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.
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of 34 metres (112 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “an-Nakhla”
  • Description: caravansary west of the al-Azhar mosque in Cairo in Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Wakâla Al-Ghawri”
    “Wakala Qansuh al-Ghawri”
    “wekālat al-Ghūrī”
    “Wikala al-Ghuri”
    “Wikala of Al-Ghuri”
    “wikālat al-Ghūrī”
    “Wikalet Al-Ghouri”
    “Wikalet Al-Ghuri”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.
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, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar… is situated 170 metres east of wikālat al-Ghawrī.
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The al-Hussein Mosque is a and mausoleum… is situated 330 metres northeast of wikālat al-Ghawrī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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is the name commonly given to the core…
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is a suburb.
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is a district in the Western Area of , .

wikālat al-Ghawrī

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Latitude
30.0456° or 30° 2′ 44″ north
Longitude
31.26091° or 31° 15′ 39″ east
Open location code
8G2H27W6+69
Geo­Names ID
7913983
Wiki­data ID
Q3570251

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“wikālat al-Ghawrī” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وكالة الخوري”
  • Arabic: “وكالة الغوري”
  • Asturian: “Wikalet Al-Ghuri”
  • Catalan: “wikala d’al-Ghurí”
  • Cebuano: “Wikala al-Ghuri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وكالة الغورى”
  • French: “Wékalet al-ghouri”
  • French: “Wikala Al-Ghuri”
  • French: “wikālaẗ al-Ġawrī”
  • French: “wikālaẗ al-Ġūrī”
  • French: “Okâla du sultan el-Ghouri” (historical)
  • French: “Okâlat el-Nakhla” (historical)
  • French: “okelle Ghauri” (historical)
  • French: “Wekâla de Qansou al-Ghouri” (historical)
  • German: “Wikālat al-Ghawrī”
  • German: “Wikālat al-Ghūrī”
  • Russian: “Викала аль-Гаури”
  • Spanish: “Wikala Al-Ghuri”
  • Spanish: “Wikala de Sultán El Ghouri”
  • Swedish: “Wikala al-Ghuri”
  • Turkish: “El-Guri Kervansarayı”
  • Turkish: “Kansu Gavri Kervansarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Вікава аль-Гурі”
  • Ukrainian: “Вікава аль-Ґурі”
  • Ukrainian: “Вікалет Аль-Гурі”
  • Urdu: “وکالہ الغوری”

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