Maydān as Sakākīnī
Maydān as Sakākīnī is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān as Sakākīnī is situated nearby to Sakakini Palace, as well as near Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sakakini Palace and Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque.
Sakakini Palace
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Habib Pasha El Sakakini Palace is a palace located in the El Sakkakini district of Cairo, Egypt. Built in 1897 by Habib Sakakini, it is considered as one of Egypt's most important palaces due to its Rococo-style architecture.
Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque
Mosque
The Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars is a mosque built in Cairo, Egypt by the Mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Baybars al-Bunduqdari through his Vizier Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna and Sanjar al-Shuja‘i. Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque is situated 460 metres southwest of Maydān as Sakākīnī.
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. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 1¼ km south of Maydān as Sakākīnī.
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.
Hadaiq el Qubbah
Hamlet
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt.
Maydān as Sakākīnī
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “As Sakākīnī Square” and “Maydan as Sakakini”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.06585° or 30° 3′ 57″ northLongitude
31.26615° or 31° 15′ 58″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8G2H3788+8FGeoNames ID
7914700
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In Other Languages
“Maydān as Sakākīnī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان السكاكيني”
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