Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’
Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’ is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’ 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
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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. Sakakini Palace is situated 190 metres southeast of Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’.
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 520 metres south of Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’.
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 1½ km south of Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’.
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
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Hadaek al-Qubbah is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt.
Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’
- Type: Church
- Also known as: “Holy Virgin Church” and “Kanisat as Sayyidah al `Adhra‘”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.06694° or 30° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
31.26465° or 31° 15′ 53″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8G2H3787+QVGeoNames ID
7914702
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In Other Languages
“Kanīsat as Sayyidah al ‘Adhrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة السيدة العذراء”
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