qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī
qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī is a house in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near the city gate Bab Al-Nasr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aqmar Mosque and Al-Azhar Mosque.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque, was built in Cairo, Egypt, as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125-6 CE. 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 390 metres southeast of qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī.
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 1 km south of qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī.
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 590 metres east of qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī.
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
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.
qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī
- Type: House
- Also known as: “al-Sha’arani”, “House of al-Sha’rani”, “qaʻa and maqʻad in the waqf al-Shaʻrani”, and “qāʽa and maqʽad waqf ash-Shaʽrānī”
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05387° or 30° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
31.25893° or 31° 15′ 32″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H3735+GHGeoNames ID
8617668
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعة و مقعد الشعراني”
- Arabic: “منزل وقف الشعراني”
- French: “qāʿaẗ wa-maqʿad al-Šaʿrānī”
- French: “Kâʽa et makʽad d’une maison wakf el-Chaʽrâoui” (historical)
- French: “Qâʽa et maqʽad waqf ach-Chaʽrâoui” (historical)
- French: “salle et maqʽad waqf ach-Chaʽrâni” (historical)
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