Aqmar Mosque

The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a located in , 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.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al A’qmur Mosque”, “Al Aqmar Mosque”, “Al-Aqmar Masjid”, “Al-Aqmar Mosque”, “Jami al-Aqmar”, “Masjid al Aqmar”, “Mosque of al-Aqmar”, “Mosque of Al-Aqmar”, “الأقمر”, “الجامع الأقمر”, and “アル＝アクマル・モスク”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Beshtak Palace and Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar.

Museum
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The or Qasr Bashtak is a historic… is situated 130 metres south of Aqmar Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also… is situated 110 metres north of Aqmar Mosque.

Mosque
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, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar… is situated 650 metres south of Aqmar Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.

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is the name commonly given to the core…

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Aqmar Mosque

Latitude
30.05156° or 30° 3′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.26202° or 31° 15′ 43″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
Open location code
8G2H3726+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34204833
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Geo­Names ID
7914350
Wiki­data ID
Q287283
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Aqmar Mosque” goes by many names.
  • 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”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Al-Aqmar Mosque”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Al-Aqmar”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid al-Aqmar”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Al-Aqmar”
  • Japanese: “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 Аль-Акмар”
  • Urdu: “مسجد اقمر”
  • Uzbek: “Al-ahmar masjidi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bab El Fetouh and El-Gamaliyya.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: House of Mustafa Ga’far and study zone.

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