takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf
takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf 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 340 metres southwest of takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
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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 1¼ km west of takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf.
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 1¼ km west of takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf.
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.
Abdin
Suburb
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Abdin is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf.
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 takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf.
takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “As Sūq Square”, “Maydān as Sūq”, “takīya of Aḥmad Abū Saif”, and “takiya of Ahmad Abu Sayf”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04665° or 30° 2′ 48″ northLongitude
31.27659° or 31° 16′ 36″ eastElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
8G2H27WG+MJGeoNames ID
7913998
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“takīyah Aḥmad Abū Sayf” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تكية أحمد أبو سيف”
- Arabic: “ميدان السوق”
- French: “takiyyaẗ Aḥmad Abū Sayf”
- French: “Tekieh Ahmed Abou Seif” (historical)
- French: “Tekiya Ahmad Abou Saïf” (historical)
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