qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī
qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī 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 260 metres east of qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī.
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 370 metres northeast of qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī.
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.
qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Funerary Complex of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri”, “Mausoleum and sabil-kuttab of al-Ghuri”, “mausoleum and sabīl-kuttāb of al-Ghūrī”, and “qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghūrī”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.046° or 30° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
31.25996° or 31° 15′ 36″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W5+9XGeoNames ID
8617670
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“qubbah wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ghawrī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبة وسبيل وكتاب الغوري”
- French: “qubbaẗ wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ġawrī”
- French: “qubbaẗ wa-sabīl wa-kuttāb al-Ġūrī”
- French: “mausolée Ghauri” (historical)
- French: “tombeau du Soultan Qansou El-Ghoury” (historical)
- French: “tombeau du Sultan Goury” (historical)
- French: “Tombeau et sebîl-kouttâb du sultan el-Ghouri” (historical)
- French: “Tombeau, sabîl et kouttâb de Qansou al-Ghouri” (historical)
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