sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ
sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ is situated nearby to Hussein Mosque, as well as near Al-Azhar Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hussein Mosque and Al-Azhar Mosque.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
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The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 120 metres west of sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ.
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 280 metres southwest of sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ.
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
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The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in medieval Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1504–1505 and is considered today one of the most impressive and best-preserved examples of this type of building in Cairo. Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury is situated 410 metres southwest of sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ.
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 al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “al-Sayyid Ali ibn Hiza”, “Amin effendi”, “Husayn katkhuda al-Izmirli”, “sabīl-kuttāb as-Sayyid ʽAlî ibn Heizaʽ”, “sabil-kuttab of al-Sayyid ‘Ali ibn Hayz‘”, and “sabil-kuttab of al-Sayyid ‘Ali ibn Hayz’”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04775° or 30° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
31.26445° or 31° 15′ 52″ eastElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
8G2H27X7+4QGeoNames ID
8617593
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʻAlī ibn Hayzaʻ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سبيل وكتاب السيد علي بن هيزع”
- French: “sabīl wa-kuttāb al-sayyid ʿAlī ibn Hayzaʿ”
- French: “Hussaïn Katkhoda al-Azmîrli” (historical)
- French: “sabil Housain Katkhouda” (historical)
- French: “sabîl-kouttâb de ʽAli Ibn Haïzaʽ” (historical)
- French: “sebîl de Hussein Katkhoda el-Azmirli” (historical)
- French: “sebîl wakf Emîn effendi” (historical)
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