al-Sahibiyya
al-Sahibiyya is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. al-Sahibiyya is situated nearby to Museum of Islamic Art, as well as near Bāb Zuwaylah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Museum of Islamic Art.
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 620 metres east of al-Sahibiyya.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world. Museum of Islamic Art is situated 480 metres southwest of al-Sahibiyya.
Bāb Zuwaylah
Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali. Bāb Zuwaylah is situated 530 metres south of al-Sahibiyya.
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.
Bab al-Louq
Suburb
Bab al-Louq is a neighborhood in downtown Cairo. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. Bab al-Louq square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.
al-Sahibiyya
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Mosque of al-Gamali Yusuf”
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04745° or 30° 2′ 51″ northLongitude
31.25654° or 31° 15′ 24″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W4+XJGeoNames ID
8629495
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In Other Languages
“al-Sahibiyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الجمالي يوسف”
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