Aqmar Mosque
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “Akmer Camii”, “Al A’qmur Mosque”, “Al Aqmar Mosque”, “Al-Aqmar Mosque”, “Jami al-Aqmar”, “Masjid al Aqmar”, and “Mosque of Al-Aqmar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beshtak Palace and Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar.
Beshtak Palace
Museum
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The Beshtak Palace or Qasr Bashtak is a historic palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt, built in the 14th century by the Mamluk amir Sayf al-Din Bashtak al-Nasiri. It is located on Shari'a al-Mu'izz, in the area known as Bayn al-Qasrayn. Beshtak Palace is situated 130 metres south of Aqmar Mosque.
Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar
Mosque
Photo: Mazidan77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, also known as the Mosque-Sabil-Kuttab of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, is an Islamic religious complex that contains a mosque, sabil, and kuttab, located at the beginning of Burjouan alley of the famed Muizz Street, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar is situated 110 metres north of Aqmar Mosque.
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 the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, 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 650 metres south of Aqmar 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.
Aqmar Mosque
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05156° or 30° 3′ 6″ northLongitude
31.26202° or 31° 15′ 43″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
8G2H3726+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 34204833OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Aqmar Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الأقمر”
- Arabic: “الجامع الأقمر”
- Arabic: “جامع الأقمر”
- Arabic: “مسجد الأقمر”
- Arabic: “مسجد الاقمر”
- Bengali: “আল-আকমার মসজিদ”
- Catalan: “Mesquita d’al-Aqmar”
- Dutch: “Moskee van al-Aqmar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الأقمر”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد الأقمر”
- French: “mosquée al-Aqmar”
- French: “Mosquée al-Aqmar”
- French: “Mosquée el-Akmar” (historical)
- German: “Al-Aqmar-Moschee”
- Indonesian: “Masjid al-Aqmar”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Al-Aqmar”
- Japanese: “アクマル・モスク”
- Japanese: “アル＝アクマル・モスク”
- Persian: “مسجد الاقمر”
- Polish: “Meczet Al-Aqmar”
- Russian: “Мечеть Акмар”
- Spanish: “Mezquita al-Aqmar”
- Spanish: “Mezquita Aqmar”
- Turkish: “Akmer Camii”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Акмар”
- Ukrainian: “Мечеть Аль-Акмар”
- Urdu: “مسجد اقمر”
- Uzbek: “Al-ahmar masjidi”
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