Mosque of Fatima Shaqra
Mosque of Fatima Shaqra is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mosque of Fatima Shaqra is situated nearby to Museum of Islamic Art, as well as near the mosque jāmi‘ al-Muʼayyad Shaykh.- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Also known as: “Mosque Of Al Maraa Fatima Shaqra” and “Mosque of al-Mar’a”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Islamic Art and Bāb Zuwaylah.
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Islamic Art is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. It 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 230 metres northwest of Mosque of Fatima Shaqra.
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 310 metres east of Mosque of Fatima Shaqra.
jāmi‘ al-Muʼayyad Shaykh
Mosque
Photo: Nizar Barrak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad, is a mosque on al-Mu'izz Street, adjacent to Bab Zuwayla, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The complex was built between 1415 and 1421, under the rule of the Mamluk sultan al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh, from whom it takes its name. jāmi‘ al-Muʼayyad Shaykh is situated 270 metres east of Mosque of Fatima Shaqra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic Cairo.
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.
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.
Mosque of Fatima Shaqra
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04347° or 30° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
31.25471° or 31° 15′ 17″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8G2H27V3+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 7243445904OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniGeoNames ID
8629548
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In Other Languages
“Mosque of Fatima Shaqra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد المرأة”
- Arabic: “مسجد فاطمة شقراء”
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