Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar
Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar is situated nearby to the mosque funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, as well as near Al-Azhar Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay.
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 west of Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar.
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
Mosque
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The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, is an Islamic religious funerary complex located in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. Built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay between 1470 and 1474, the complex consists of a mosque attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, along with residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb. funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is situated 330 metres northeast of Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar.
Al-Azhar Park
Park
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Al-Azhar Park is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in Historic Cairo, Egypt. Among several honors, this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces by the Project for Public Spaces.
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. Al Daher is situated 2½ km northwest of Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar.
Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Mausoleum of Guzal”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04266° or 30° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
31.27187° or 31° 16′ 19″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8G2H27VC+3PGeoNames ID
8617696
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In Other Languages
“Mausoleum of Sidi Karkar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبة سيدي كركر”
- Arabic: “قبة كزل”
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