Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī
Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī is a building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī is situated nearby to the mosque funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, as well as near the suburb Abdin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 architectural complex built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay in Cairo's Northern Cemetery. It was built between 1470 and 1474. funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is situated 220 metres southeast of Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī.
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". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1 km west of Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī.
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. Hussein Mosque is situated 1 km west of Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī.
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 Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī.
Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Al Ḩusaynī al Azharī Institute” and “Ma`had al Husayni al Azhari”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0456° or 30° 2′ 44″ northLongitude
31.27361° or 31° 16′ 25″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8G2H27WF+6CGeoNames ID
7913997
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In Other Languages
“Ma‘had al Ḩusaynī al Azharī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معهد الحسيني الأزهري”
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