Mosque of Qadi Yahya
Mosque of Qadi Yahya is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mosque of Qadi Yahya is situated nearby to Abdin Palace, as well as near Museum of Islamic Art.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abdin Palace and Tahrir Square.
Abdin Palace
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Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's primary official residence from 1874 until the July coup in 1952. Abdin Palace is situated 610 metres northwest of Mosque of Qadi Yahya.
Tahrir Square
Square
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Tahrir Square, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. Tahrir Square is situated 1½ km west of Mosque of Qadi Yahya.
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 660 metres north of Mosque of Qadi Yahya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abdin and Bab al-Louq.
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.
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.
Mosque of Qadi Yahya
- Type: Monument
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.03878° or 30° 2′ 20″ northLongitude
31.25187° or 31° 15′ 7″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8G2H27Q2+GPGeoNames ID
8629559
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In Other Languages
“Mosque of Qadi Yahya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد القاضي يحيى”
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