Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id
Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id is a shrine in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Daher, as well as near the hamlet Hadaiq el Qubbah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arab Contractors Stadium and Bab Al-Nasr.
Arab Contractors Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Crosskimo, Public domain.
The Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, also known as the Arab Contractors Stadium or Al-Mokawloon al-Arab Stadium, is a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, which has a seating capacity of 35,000. Arab Contractors Stadium is situated 1½ km east of Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id.
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. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 1½ km west of Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 2 km west of Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
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 3 km west of Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id.
Hadaiq el Qubbah
Hamlet
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. Hadaiq el Qubbah is situated 3 km north of Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id.
Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id
- Type: Shrine
- Also known as: “Al Ghafīr Shrine”, “Maqam al Ghafir”, and “Maqām al Ghafīr”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05384° or 30° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
31.28151° or 31° 16′ 53″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8G2H373J+GJGeoNames ID
7914141
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In Other Languages
“Mausoleum of Qansuh Abu Sa’id” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبة قانصوه أبو سعيد”
- Arabic: “مقام الغفير”
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