khān al-Zarākishah
khān al-Zarākishah is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. khān al-Zarākishah is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Al-Azhar Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury.
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 110 metres southeast of khān al-Zarākishah.
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
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The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in medieval Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1504–1505 and is considered today one of the most impressive and best-preserved examples of this type of building in Cairo. Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury is situated 100 metres southwest of khān al-Zarākishah.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 230 metres northeast of khān al-Zarākishah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.
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.
Al Daher
Neighborhood
Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. According to the district map, and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir. Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.
khān al-Zarākishah
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Khan al-Zarakisha” and “khān az-Zarākisha”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04625° or 30° 2′ 47″ northLongitude
31.26171° or 31° 15′ 42″ eastElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W6+GMGeoNames ID
8643008
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“khān al-Zarākishah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خان الزراكشة”
- French: “ẖān al-Zarākišaẗ”
- French: “okâla de Mohamed bey Aboul-Zahab et le matbakh y attenant” (historical)
- French: “wekâla et matbakh de Mohammad Bey Abouz Zahab” (historical)
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