Wikala al-Sharaybi
Wikala al-Sharaybi is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Wikala al-Sharaybi is situated nearby to the historic building Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury, as well as near Bāb Zuwaylah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Bāb Zuwaylah.
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 430 metres east of Wikala al-Sharaybi.
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 380 metres south of Wikala al-Sharaybi.
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
Photo: Casual Builder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 260 metres east of Wikala al-Sharaybi.
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.
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.
Wikala al-Sharaybi
- Type: Monument
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04615° or 30° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
31.25822° or 31° 15′ 30″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W5+F7GeoNames ID
8643324
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In Other Languages
“Wikala al-Sharaybi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وكالة الشرايبي”
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