Masākin ad Darrāsah
Masākin ad Darrāsah is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masākin ad Darrāsah is situated nearby to the locality Masākin al Manşūrīyah, as well as near Jamāliyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.
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".
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier.
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.
Masākin ad Darrāsah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ad Darrāsah Housing” and “Masakin ad Darrasah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04867° or 30° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
31.26884° or 31° 16′ 8″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
8G2H27X9+FGGeoNames ID
7913995
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In Other Languages
“Masākin ad Darrāsah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مساكن الدراسة”
Localities in the Area
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