mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi
mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi is situated nearby to the mosque funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay, as well as near the neighborhood Al Daher.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay and Al-Azhar Mosque.
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 530 metres southwest of mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi.
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 1½ km west of mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi.
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 1½ km west of mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
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 Gani Bak al-Ashrafi.
Abdin
Suburb
Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abdin is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi.
mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi
- Type: Monument
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04814° or 30° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
31.27763° or 31° 16′ 40″ eastElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
8G2H27XH+73GeoNames ID
8617884
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In Other Languages
“mausoleum of Gani Bak al-Ashrafi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قبة جاني بك الأشرفي”
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