wekālat Qāytbāy
wekālat Qāytbāy is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. wekālat Qāytbāy is situated nearby to Al-Azhar Mosque, as well as near the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury.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".
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
Photo: Casual Builder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 160 metres west of wekālat Qāytbāy.
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 300 metres north of wekālat Qāytbāy.
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.
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.
wekālat Qāytbāy
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Sabil wa-Kuttab wa-Wakalat al-Sultan Qaytbay” and “wikala and sabil-kuttab of Qaytbay”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04521° or 30° 2′ 43″ northLongitude
31.26241° or 31° 15′ 45″ eastElevation
39 metres (128 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W6+3XGeoNames ID
8617677
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Italian—“wekālat Qāytbāy” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وكالة وسبيل وكتاب قائت باي”
- Arabic: “وكالة وسبيل وكتاب قايتباي”
- French: “wikālaẗ wa-sabīl kuttāb Qāytbāy”
- French: “Okâla du sultan Kâïtbâï” (historical)
- French: “okâlt Qâyd bey” (historical)
- French: “okel Kaid-Bey” (historical)
- French: “sabil Kaitbay” (historical)
- French: “Sabîl-kouttâb de Qâïtbâï” (historical)
- French: “Sebîl-kouttâb du sultan Kâïtbâï” (historical)
- French: “sibyl Qâyd bey” (historical)
- French: “Wekâla Qâïtbâï” (historical)
- Italian: “okella Kait Bey” (historical)
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