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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  • Mosque
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • Description: mosque in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Akmer Camii”
    “Al A’qmur Mosque”
    “Al Aqmar Mosque”
    “Al-Aqmar Masjid”
    “Jami al-Aqmar”
    “Masjid al Aqmar”
    “Mosque of Al-Aqmar”

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Mosque
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Mosque
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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…
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Neighborhood
is a district in the Western Area of , .
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Suburb
is a suburb.

Aqmar Mosque

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Latitude
30.05156° or 30° 3′ 6″ north
Longitude
31.26202° or 31° 15′ 43″ east
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.
الأقمرArabic
الجامع الأقمرArabic
جامع الأقمرArabic
مسجد الاقمرArabic
আল-আকমার মসজিদBengali
Mesquita d’al-AqmarCatalan
Moskee van al-AqmarDutch
جامع الأقمرEgyptian Arabic
مسجد الأقمرEgyptian Arabic
Mosquée al-AqmarFrench
Mosquée el-Akmar (historical)French
Al-Aqmar-MoscheeGerman
Akmer CamiiGhanaian Pidgin English
Al-Aqmar MasjidGhanaian Pidgin English
Al-Aqmar MosqueGhanaian Pidgin English
Jami al-AqmarGhanaian Pidgin English
Mosque of al-AqmarGhanaian Pidgin English
Akmer CamiiHausa
Al-Aqmar MasjidHausa
Jami al-AqmarHausa
Masallacin Al-AqmarHausa
Masjid al-AqmarIndonesian
アクマル・モスクJapanese
アル＝アクマル・モスクJapanese
مسجد الاقمرPersian
Meczet Al-AqmarPolish
Мечеть АкмарRussian
Mezquita al-AqmarSpanish
Mezquita AqmarSpanish
Akmer CamiiTurkish
Мечеть АкмарUkrainian
Мечеть Аль-АкмарUkrainian
مسجد اقمرUrdu
Al-ahmar masjidiUzbek

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