Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ

Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ is a church in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ is situated nearby to the museum Beshtak Palace, as well as near Aqmar Mosque.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Aqmar Mosque.

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 1 km southeast of Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ.

Aqmar Mosque

Mosque

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The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. Built as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125, the mosque is situated on what was once the main avenue and ceremonial heart of Cairo, known today as al-Mu'izz Street, in the immediate neighborhood of the former Fatimid caliphal palaces. Aqmar Mosque is situated 440 metres east of Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ.

Beshtak Palace

Museum

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The Beshtak Palace or Qasr Bashtak is a historic palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt, built in the 14th century by the Mamluk amir Sayf al-Din Bashtak al-Nasiri. It is located on Shari'a al-Mu'izz, in the area known as Bayn al-Qasrayn. Beshtak Palace is situated 440 metres southeast of Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

Islamic Cairo

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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.

Abdin

Suburb

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Abdin is a suburb.

Al Daher

Neighborhood

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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.

Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ

Type: Church
Also known as: “Church of of the Virgin (harat Zuwayla)”
Category: religion
Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

30.05201° or 30° 3′ 7″ north

Longitude

31.25751° or 31° 15′ 27″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

8G2H3725+R2

GeoNames ID

8643538

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Kanīsat al-ʻAdhrāʼ” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كنيسة العذراء”
French: “Église de la Vierge”
French: “Kanīsaẗ al-ʿAḏrāʾ”
French: “église d’al-‘Adra et de Mâr Guirguis” (historical)

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