al-Hakim mosque
The al-Hakim Mosque, also known as al-Anwar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It is named after al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh, the 6th Fatimid caliph and 16th Ismāʿīlī Imam.- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Egypt
- Also known as: “Al Ḩākim b’ Amr Allāh Mosque”, “Al Ḩākim bi Amr Allāh Mosque”, “Al-Hakim Mosque”, “Hakim Camii”, “Masjid al Ḩākim bi Amir Allāh”, “Masjid al Hakim bi Amr Allah”, “Masjid al Ḩākim bi Amr Allāh”, and “mosque al-Ḥākim Bi-amrillāh”
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 110 metres east of al-Hakim mosque.
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.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. Built as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125, the mosque is situated on what was once the main avenue and ceremonial heart of Cairo, known today as al-Mu'izz Street, in the immediate neighborhood of the former Fatimid caliphal palaces. Aqmar Mosque is situated 360 metres southwest of al-Hakim mosque.
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-Hakim mosque
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“al-Hakim mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الحاكم بأمر الله”
- Arabic: “مسجد الحاكم بامر الله”
- Basque: “Al-Hakim meskita”
- Bengali: “আল-হাকিম মসজিদ”
- Catalan: “Mesquita d’al-Hàkim”
- Catalan: “Mesquita d’Al-Hàkim”
- Chinese: “阿尔哈金清真寺”
- Chinese: “阿爾哈金清真寺”
- Dutch: “Moskee van al-Hakim”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الحاكم بامر الله”
- French: “ğāmiʿ al-Ḥākim”
- French: “mosquée Al-Hakim”
- French: “Mosquée Al-Hakim”
- French: “mosquée el-Hakim”
- French: “El-Hakem-Bi-Amr-Illah” (historical)
- French: “Gâmaʼ el-Hâkym” (historical)
- French: “mosquée d’al-Hâkem” (historical)
- French: “mosquée du khalife el-Hâkem” (historical)
- French: “mosquée Hakim” (historical)
- French: “mosuqée el-Hakem” (historical)
- German: “Al-Hakim-Moschee”
- Hindi: “अल-हाकिम मस्जिद”
- Indonesian: “Masjid al-Hakim”
- Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Al-Hakim”
- Macedonian: “Џамија Ал-Хаким”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Hakim-moskeen”
- Norwegian: “Al-Hakim-moskeen”
- Panjabi: “ਅਲ-ਹਕੀਮ ਮਸਜਿਦ”
- Persian: “مسجد حاکم بأمرالله”
- Polish: “Meczet Al-Hakima”
- Portuguese: “Mesquita de al-Hakim”
- Portuguese: “Mesquita de Aláqueme”
- Russian: “Мечеть аль-Хакима”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Džamija Al-Hakim”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Al-Hakim”
- Swedish: “Al Hakim-moskén”
- Thai: “มัสยิดอัลฮากิม”
- Turkish: “El-Hakim Camii”
- Turkish: “Hakim Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Аль-Хакім”
- Urdu: “الحاکم مسجد”
- Urdu: “مسجد حاکم بامراللہ”
- Western Panjabi: “الحاکم مسجد”
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