North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Blue Mosque

The Aqsunqur Mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque, or the Mosque of Ibrahim Agha, is a located in , . The mosque is situated in the Tabbana Quarter of Darb al-Ahmar district, between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel of Cairo.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Aqsunqur Mosque”, “mosque of Aq Sunqur”, “mosque of Aqsunqur”, and “mosque of Ibrahim Agha Mustahfizan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saladin Citadel of Cairo and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , , built by Salah ad-Din and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. is situated 780 metres south of Blue Mosque.

Mosque
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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental and madrasa located in in the of , . It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. is situated 580 metres southwest of Blue Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Kik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Rifa'i Mosque is a located in , adjacent to the , in , . Its name is derived from the Ali Abu Shubbak who is buried in the mosque. is situated 480 metres southwest of Blue Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

Blue Mosque

Latitude
30.03615° or 30° 2′ 10″ north
Longitude
31.26036° or 31° 15′ 37″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G2H27P6+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29973707
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8617886
Wiki­data ID
Q622784
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Blue Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المسجد الأزرق”
  • Arabic: “جامع آق سنقر”
  • Arabic: “مسجد آق سنقر”
  • Arabic: “مسجد أقسنقر”
  • Arabic: “مسجد إبراهيم أغا مستحفظان”
  • Armenian: “Ակսունուրի մզկիթ”
  • Belarusian: “Блакітная мячэць, Каір”
  • Belarusian: “Блакітная мячэць”
  • Catalan: “mesquita d’Aqsunqur”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Aqsunqur”
  • Czech: “Modrá mešita”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد ابراهيم اغا مستحفظان”
  • Esperanto: “Blua Moskeo”
  • French: “mosquée Aqsunqur”
  • French: “Mosquée bleue”
  • French: “Mosquée Bleue”
  • French: “mosquée de l’émir Aqsunqur al-Nasiri”
  • French: “Mosquée de l’émir Aqsunqur al-Nasiri”
  • Fulah: “Aqsunqur Mosque”
  • German: “Aqsunqur-Moschee”
  • German: “Blaue Moschee”
  • German: “Moschee des Aq Sunqur”
  • German: “Moschee des Aqsunqur”
  • German: “Moschee des Ibrahim Agha Mustahfizan”
  • Indonesian: “Masjid Aqsunqur”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Aqsunqur”
  • Macedonian: “Сина џамија (Каиро)”
  • Macedonian: “Сина џамија”
  • Malay: “Masjid Biru, Kaherah”
  • Russian: “Голубая мечеть (Каир)”
  • Russian: “Мечеть Аксункура”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Aqsunqur”
  • Turkish: “Aksungur Cami”
  • Turkish: “Aksungur camii”
  • Turkish: “Aksungur Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Блакитна мечеть (Каїр)”
  • Ukrainian: “Блакитна мечеть”
  • Urdu: “مسجد آق سنقر”
  • Uzbek: “Aksungur masjidi”
  • Western Mari: “Аксункур мечеть”

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