madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy

madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Hussein Mosque.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Hussein Mosque.

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 320 metres southeast of madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy.

Hussein Mosque

Mosque

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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 310 metres east of madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy.

Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury

Historic building

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The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in medieval Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1504–1505 and is considered today one of the most impressive and best-preserved examples of this type of building in Cairo. Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury is situated 210 metres south of madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

Islamic Cairo

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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.

Abdin

Suburb

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Abdin is a suburb.

Al Daher

Neighborhood

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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.

madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy

Type: Monument
Also known as: “al-madrasa al-Ashrafiyya”, “madrasa and sabil of al-Ashraf Barsbay”, “Madrasa of al-Ashraf Barsbay”, and “Mosque Complex of Sultan Ashraf Barsbay”
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.04746° or 30° 2′ 51″ north

Longitude

31.26006° or 31° 15′ 36″ east

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

8G2H27W6+X2

GeoNames ID

8628956

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“madrasah al-Ashraf Barsbāy” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مدرسة الأشرف برسباي”
French: “madrasaẗ al-Ašraf Barsbāy”
French: “Gama el-Achrafieh” (historical)
French: “madrasa Barsbay” (historical)
French: “mosquée d’el-Achraf” (historical)
French: “mosquée du sultan el-Achraf Barsbâï” (historical)

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