masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar

masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar is a mosque in , . masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.

Mosque
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, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a in the of the city of , 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". is situated 320 metres southeast of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.

Mosque
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The al-Hussein Mosque is a and mausoleum, located near the bazaar in , . Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. is situated 280 metres east of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.

Historic building
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The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in . 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. is situated 230 metres south of masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

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is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . 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 and .

masjid al-shaykh ‘Alī al-Muṭahhar

Latitude
30.04772° or 30° 2′ 52″ north
Longitude
31.2603° or 31° 15′ 37″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8G2H27X6+34
Geo­Names 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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