Masjid Jābī Bak
Masjid Jābī Bak is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid Jābī Bak is situated nearby to Bāb Zuwaylah, as well as near Museum of Islamic Art.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bāb Zuwaylah and Museum of Islamic Art.
Bāb Zuwaylah
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Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 430 metres northeast of Masjid Jābī Bak.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. It is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world. Museum of Islamic Art is situated 620 metres northwest of Masjid Jābī Bak.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
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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 1 km northeast of Masjid Jābī Bak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic Cairo.
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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
Masjid Jābī Bak
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Jābī Bak Mosque”, “Jābī Bik Mosque”, and “Masjid Jabi Bak”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.03953° or 30° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
31.25538° or 31° 15′ 19″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G2H27Q4+R5GeoNames ID
7922110
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In Other Languages
“Masjid Jābī Bak” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد جابي بك”
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