palace of Qaytbay
palace of Qaytbay is a palace in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. palace of Qaytbay is situated nearby to Mosque of Mahmud Kurdi, as well as near Bāb Zuwaylah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bāb Zuwaylah and Mosque of Mahmud Kurdi.
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 270 metres north of palace of Qaytbay.
Mosque of Mahmud Kurdi
Mosque
The Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque, also known as the Jamal al-Din Mahmud al-Istadar Mosque, is a mosque in the al-Darb al-Ahmar area of Islamic Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by an amir called Mahmud al-Kurdi who was the ustadar or majordomo of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq. Mosque of Mahmud Kurdi is situated 140 metres north of palace of Qaytbay.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 760 metres northeast of palace of Qaytbay.
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.
palace of Qaytbay
- Type: Palace
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04038° or 30° 2′ 25″ northLongitude
31.25778° or 31° 15′ 28″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G2H27R5+54GeoNames ID
8629721
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In Other Languages
“palace of Qaytbay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دار قايتباي”
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