Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī
Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī is situated nearby to the historic building Wikala Qaitbey, as well as near the city gate Bab Al-Nasr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Wikala Qaitbey.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
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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 160 metres southeast of Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī.
Wikala Qaitbey
Historic building
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay is an urban caravanserai and rab built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt. Wikala Qaitbey is situated 150 metres south of Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī.
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 south of Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī.
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
Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Al Bāshā as Sukkarī Mos.” and “Masjid al Basha as Sukkari”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0555° or 30° 3′ 20″ northLongitude
31.26432° or 31° 15′ 52″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8G2H3747+5PGeoNames ID
7914344
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In Other Languages
“Masjid al Bāshā as Sukkarī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الباشا السكري”
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