Masjid ash Sha‘rānī
Masjid ash Sha‘rānī is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Masjid ash Sha‘rānī is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near Hussein Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Aqmar Mosque.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
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Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, 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 southeast of Masjid ash Sha‘rānī.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque, was built in Cairo, Egypt, as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125-6 CE. 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 490 metres east of Masjid ash Sha‘rānī.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 800 metres southeast of Masjid ash Sha‘rānī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
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.
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.
Masjid ash Sha‘rānī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Ash Sha‘rānī Mosque” and “Masjid ash Sha`rani”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05285° or 30° 3′ 10″ northLongitude
31.2572° or 31° 15′ 26″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H3734+4VGeoNames ID
7922144
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In Other Languages
“Masjid ash Sha‘rānī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الشعراني”
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