Az̧ Z̧āhir
Az̧ Z̧āhir is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Az̧ Z̧āhir is situated nearby to the locality Harat Baha al-Din, as well as near the neighborhood Al Daher.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coptic Hospital and Al-Azhar Mosque.
Coptic Hospital
Hospital
Photo: ديفيد عادل وهبة خليل 2, CC0.
The Coptic Hospital is a hospital in Cairo, Egypt.
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".
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Daher and Islamic Cairo.
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.
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.
Az̧ Z̧āhir
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Az Zahir”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05948° or 30° 3′ 34″ northLongitude
31.25798° or 31° 15′ 29″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
8G2H3755+Q5GeoNames ID
7914365
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In Other Languages
“Az̧ Z̧āhir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الظاهر”
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Localities in the Area
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