zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand

zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near the city gate Bab Al-Nasr.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bab Al-Nasr.

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 1 km southeast of zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand.

Bab Al-Nasr

City gate

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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. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 650 metres east of zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand.

Aqmar Mosque

Mosque

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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 490 metres southeast of zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand.

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

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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.

Abdin

Suburb

Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abdin is a suburb.

zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand

Type: Monument
Also known as: “zawiya Fatima Umm Khawand”, “zawiya of Fatima Umm Khawand”, and “zāwiyat Fāṭima Umm Khawand”
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.05455° or 30° 3′ 16″ north

Longitude

31.25823° or 31° 15′ 30″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

8G2H3735+R7

GeoNames ID

8617660

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“zāwīyah Fāṭimah umm khawand” goes by many names.

Arabic: “زاوية فاطمة أم خوند”
French: “zāwīyaẗ Fāṭimaẗ umm ẖawand”
French: “Fatima Khawand” (historical)
French: “Kronda” (historical)
French: “zaouiya de Fatma Khond” (historical)
French: “zâouyeh Fatma Khaouand” (historical)

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