Zawiya and sabil of Faraj ibn Barquq
Zawiya and sabil of Faraj ibn Barquq is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Zawiya and sabil of Faraj ibn Barquq is situated nearby to Bāb Zuwaylah, as well as near the mosque jāmi‘ al-Muʼayyad Shaykh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Monument
- Description: mosque in Egypt
- Also known as: “Faraj ibn Barquq Zawiya and Sabil”, “Jami‘ Faraj ibn Barquq”, “Mosque of Faraj ibn Barquq”, “Zawiya and sabil of Farag ibn Barquq”, “Zawiya and Sabil of Farag ibn Barquq”, “Zawiya-Sabil Faraj Ibn Barquq”, “Zawiyah wa-Sabil Faraj ibn Barquq”, and “Zawiyya wa-Sabil Faraj ibn Barquq”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bāb Zuwaylah and jāmi‘ al-Muʼayyad Shaykh.
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.
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.
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.
Zawiya and sabil of Faraj ibn Barquq
- Categories: Sufi lodge and mosque
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Zawiya and sabil of Faraj ibn Barquq” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زاوية فرج بن برقوق”
- Arabic: “زاوية وسبيل الناصر فرج بن برقوق”
- Arabic: “زاوية وسبيل فرج بن برقوق”
- Arabic: “مسجد السلطان فرج بن برقوق”
- Cebuano: “Zawiya and sabil of Farag ibn Barquq”
- Egyptian Arabic: “زاوية وسبيل الناصر فرج بن برقوق”
- French: “Zaouia et sabil de Farag ibn Barquq”
- Spanish: “Zaouia y sabil de Farag ibn Barquq”
- Swedish: “Zawiya and sabil of Farag ibn Barquq”
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