Barsbay funerary complex
Barsbay funerary complex is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Barsbay funerary complex is situated nearby to the mosque funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, as well as near Hussein Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, 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 Barsbay funerary complex.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 740 metres west of Barsbay funerary complex.
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is an architectural complex built by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay in Cairo's Northern Cemetery. It was built between 1470 and 1474. funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay is situated 530 metres southeast of Barsbay funerary complex.
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.
Barsbay funerary complex
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “mosque of Barsbay”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04725° or 30° 2′ 50″ northLongitude
31.2709° or 31° 16′ 15″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8G2H27WC+V9GeoNames ID
8617883
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In Other Languages
“Barsbay funerary complex” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد برسباي”
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