masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy

The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, is an Islamic religious funerary complex located in the Northern Cemetery of , Egypt. Built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay between 1470 and 1474, the complex consists of a attached to Qaytbay's mausoleum, along with residential structures, a drinking trough for animals, and a smaller tomb.
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  • Monument
  • …lies at an elevation of 60 metres (197 feet)
  • Also known as
    “al-Ashraf Qaytbay”
    “Kaid Bay”
    “Kait Bey”
    “Ḳāʾit Bāy”
    “Kāʾit-Baẗ”
    “Mosque and mausoleum of Qaytbay”
    “Qā’it Bay”
    “Qait Bey”
    “Qâyd bey”
    “Qaytbay”
    “Quaït Bey”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.

Mosque
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, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar… is situated 1¼ km west of masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy.

Mosque
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The al-Hussein Mosque is a and mausoleum… is situated 1¼ km west of masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

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is the name commonly given to the core…

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . is situated 3 km northwest of masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy.

masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy

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Latitude
30.04402° or 30° 2′ 39″ north
Longitude
31.27499° or 31° 16′ 30″ east
Open location code
8G2H27VF+JX
Geo­Names ID
8617830

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Italian—“masjid wa-turbah Qāytbāy” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد وتربة قائت باي”
  • Arabic: “مسجد وتربة قايتباي”
  • French: “masǧid wa-turbaẗ Qāytbāy”
  • French: “Qāʾit Bāy”
  • French: “madrasa Kaitbay” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée de Qâïtbâï” (historical)
  • French: “Mosquée funéraire du sultan Kâïtbâï” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée sépulcrale de Kaïtbay” (historical)
  • French: “mosquée sépulcrale de Qaïtbay” (historical)
  • Italian: “Kaid Bey” (historical)
  • Italian: “Tomba Kerim Kayt bey” (historical)

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