Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay is an urban caravanserai and rab built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: caravanserai, apartment complex in Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “al-Ashraf Qaytbay”, “Kā’it Bāy”, “Kaid Bay”, “Kait Bey”, “Ḳāʾit Bāy”, “Kāʾit-Baẗ”, “Qā’it Bāy”, “Qait Bay”, “Qait Bey”, “Qaitbay”, “Qaitbey”, “Qāʼit Bāy”, “Qāʾit Bāy”, “Qaʾitbāy”, “Wakala al-Sultan Qaytbay”, “wikala of Qaytbay”, “Wikala of Qaytbay”, and “Wikālaẗ Qāytbāy”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Aqmar Mosque.
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.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 pl.
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 380 metres southwest of Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay.
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.
Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay
- Category: building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وكالة قايتباي”
- Catalan: “wikala de Qàït-bay”
- Catalan: “wikala del sultà Qàït-bay”
- Cebuano: “Wikala of Qaytbay”
- Egyptian Arabic: “وكالة قايتباى”
- French: “Okâla du sultan Kâïtbâï” (historical)
- French: “Okâlt el-Qotn” (historical)
- French: “Okelle Kaitbay” (historical)
- French: “Qâyd bey” (historical)
- French: “Wekâla de Qâïtbâï” (historical)
- German: “Wikala des Sultans Qaitbay”
- Standard Arabic: “وكالة قائت باي”
- Swedish: “Wikala of Qaytbay”
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