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 Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, as well as near Aqmar Mosque.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aqmar Mosque and Al-Azhar Mosque.

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 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 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 south of qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī.

Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar

Mosque

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The Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, also known as the Mosque-Sabil-Kuttab of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, is an Islamic religious complex that contains a mosque, sabil, and kuttab, located at the beginning of Burjouan alley of the famed Muizz Street, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar is situated 320 metres southeast of qāʻah wa-maqʻad al-Shaʻrānī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.

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

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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

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Abdin is a suburb.

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″ north

Longitude

31.25893° or 31° 15′ 32″ east

Elevation

30 metres (98 feet)

Open location code

8G2H3735+GH

GeoNames 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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