bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī
bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī is a house in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Bāb Zuwaylah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bāb Zuwaylah.
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 320 metres northeast of bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī.
Bāb Zuwaylah
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Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 260 metres southwest of bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī.
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 170 metres northeast of bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī
- Type: House
- Also known as: “house of Gamāl ad-Dīn adh-Dhahabī”, “house of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi”, and “House of Jamal al-Din al-Dhahabi”
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04451° or 30° 2′ 40″ northLongitude
31.25965° or 31° 15′ 35″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8G2H27V5+RVGeoNames ID
8617674
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“bayt Jamāl al-Dīn al-Dhahabī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منزل جمال الدين الذهبي”
- French: “bayt Ğamāl al-Dīn al-Ḏahabī”
- French: “maison de Gamâl ad-Dîn az-Zahabi” (historical)
- French: “maison de Gamâl el-Din el-Zahabi” (historical)
- French: “maison waqf de Fatma Choueikâr” (historical)
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