turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar
turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar 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 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 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 350 metres west of turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
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The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 340 metres northwest of turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar.
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 520 metres west of turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
Islamic Cairo
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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.
turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “mausoleum and minaret of Abu’l-Ghaḍanfar al-Fāʼizī”, “mausoleum and minaret of Abuʼl-Ghadanfar”, “mausoleum of Abu al-Ghadanfar”, and “mosque of Sīdī Maʽāz”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04632° or 30° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
31.26627° or 31° 15′ 59″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W8+GGGeoNames ID
8617666
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In Other Languages
From Afar to French—“turbat wa-miʼdhanat Abū al-Ghaḍanfar” goes by many names.
- Afar: “تربة ومئذنة أبو الغضنفر”
- French: “turbaẗ wa-miʾḏanaẗ Abū al-Ġaḍanfar”
- French: “mosquée Aboul-Ghadanfar” (historical)
- French: “mosquée de Maʽâz” (historical)
- French: “tombeau d’Aboul Ghadanfar Assad el-Fâizi” (historical)
- French: “Tombeau et minaret de la mosquée du Chaïkh Maʽâz” (historical)
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