sabīl wa-kuttāb ʻAbd al-Raḥmān katkhudā
Sabil-Kuttab of Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda is a historic monument in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It comprises a public fountain or sabil, an elementary Quran school or kuttab, and an adjacent residential wing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: building from the old part of Islamic Cairo, Egypt
- Also known as: “Sabil of Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”, “Sabil-Kuttab Abd El Rahman Katkhuda”, “sabil-kuttab of ‘Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”, “Sabil-Kuttab of Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”, “sabīl-kuttāb of ʽAbd ar-Raḥmān Katkhudā”, and “Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beshtak Palace and Aqmar Mosque.
Beshtak Palace
Museum
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The Beshtak Palace or Qasr Bashtak is a historic palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt, built in the 14th century by the Mamluk amir Sayf al-Din Bashtak al-Nasiri. It is located on Shari'a al-Mu'izz, in the area known as Bayn al-Qasrayn.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 pl.
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 110 metres north of sabīl wa-kuttāb ʻAbd al-Raḥmān katkhudā.
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 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 560 metres south of sabīl wa-kuttāb ʻAbd al-Raḥmān katkhudā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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.
sabīl wa-kuttāb ʻAbd al-Raḥmān katkhudā
- Categories: fountain and maktab
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“sabīl wa-kuttāb ʻAbd al-Raḥmān katkhudā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سبيل وكتاب عبد الرحمان كتخدا”
- Arabic: “سبيل وكتاب عبد الرحمن كتخدا”
- Arabic: “سبيل وكتاب عبدالرحمن كتخدا”
- Bengali: “আবদুর রহমান কাটখুদার সাবিল-কুত্তাব”
- Catalan: “Sabil d’Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”
- Catalan: “Sabil d’Abd-ar-Rahman Katkhudà”
- Catalan: “sabil i kuttab d’Abd-ar-Rahman Katkhudà”
- Cebuano: “Sabil-kuttab of ‘Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سبيل وكتاب عبد الرحمن كتخدا”
- French: “sabīl wa-kuttāb ʿAbd al-Raḥmān katẖudā”
- French: “Sabil-Kuttab de Katkhuda”
- French: “sabil ʽAbd el-Rahman Kathkouda” (historical)
- French: “Sabîl-kouttâb de ʽAbd ar-Rahman Katkhoda” (historical)
- French: “Sebîl-kouttâb de Abd el-Rahmân Katkhoda” (historical)
- French: “sibil d’Abd el-rahman Kiahia” (historical)
- French: “Sibyl d’Abd-El-Rahmân Kyahya” (historical)
- French: “Sibyl Kiahya” (historical)
- French: “Sibyl Kyahyâ” (historical)
- German: “Sabil-Kuttab des Abd al-Rahman Katchuda”
- German: “Sabil-Kuttab des Abd ar-Rahman Katchuda”
- Italian: “El Kikhia” (historical)
- Italian: “El Kikya” (historical)
- Swedish: “Sabil-kuttab of ‘Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda”
- Turkish: “Abdurrahman Kethüda Mektebi ve Çeşmesi”
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