Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī
Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī is a mosque in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī is situated nearby to Nilometer in Rhoda Island, as well as near the suburb Sayyidah Zainab District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coptic Museum and Fustat.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 1¼ km east of Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī.
Fustat
Protected area
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Fustat, also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt. Fustat is situated 1½ km east of Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī.
Nilometer in Rhoda Island
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Nilometer in Rhoda Island is situated 770 metres southeast of Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Giza.
Old Cairo
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Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Giza
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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque. Sayyidah Zainab District is situated 3 km northeast of Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī.
Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Aḩmad Zakī Mosque” and “Masjid Ahmad Dhaki”
- Category: religion
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00996° or 30° 0′ 36″ northLongitude
31.21778° or 31° 13′ 4″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8G2H2659+X4GeoNames ID
7924315
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In Other Languages
“Masjid Aḩmad Dhakī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد احمد ذكي”
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