Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah
Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah is a square in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near the city gate Bab Al-Nasr.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bab Al-Nasr.
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". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1¼ km southeast of Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
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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 690 metres east of Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a mosque located in Cairo, 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. Aqmar Mosque is situated 570 metres southeast of Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah.
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.
Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah
- Type: Square
- Also known as: “Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah Square”, “Bāb ash Sha‘riyyah Square”, and “Maydan Bab ash Sha`riyah”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.05524° or 30° 3′ 19″ northLongitude
31.25791° or 31° 15′ 29″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8G2H3745+35GeoNames ID
7921938
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In Other Languages
“Maydān Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميدان باب الشعرية”
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