sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab
sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Al-Azhar Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury.
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 120 metres east of sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab.
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.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
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 290 metres northeast of sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab.
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.
sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “drinking-through and sabīl of Muḥammad Bey Abuʼl dh-Dhahab”, “hawd an sabil of Muhammad Bey Abuʼl Dhahab”, and “sabil and trough of Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04575° or 30° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
31.26141° or 31° 15′ 41″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W6+7HGeoNames ID
8617667
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Dhahab” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سبيل وحوض محمد بك أبو الذهب”
- French: “sabīl wa-ḥawḍ Muḥammad bak Abū al-Ḏahab”
- French: “abreuvoir et sabîl de Mohammad Bey Abouz Zahab” (historical)
- French: “Sebîl et abreuvoir de Mohamed bey Aboul-Zahab” (historical)
- French: “Sibyl Mohammed bey” (historical)
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