masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar
masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Hussein Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.
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 320 metres southeast of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.
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 280 metres east of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.
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 230 metres south of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.
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.
masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Mosque and sabil-kuttab of shaykh ‘Ali al-Mutahhar”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04772° or 30° 2′ 52″ northLongitude
31.2603° or 31° 15′ 37″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G2H27X6+34GeoNames ID
8617634
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد وسبيل وكتاب الشيخ المطهر”
- French: “masǧid al-šayẖ ʿAlī al-Muṭahhar”
- French: “sabîl, kouttâb et mosquée du Chaïkh Moutahhar” (historical)
- French: “sebîl-kouttâb du cheikh Metahhar” (historical)
- French: “sebîl-kouttâb du cheikh Motahhar” (historical)
- French: “Sidi el-Moutaher” (historical)
- Italian: “Sidi Mosaher” (historical)
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