Mosque al-Saghir
Mosque al-Saghir is a mosque in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Mosque al-Saghir is situated nearby to Saint George’s Church, as well as near Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coptic Museum and Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.
Coptic Museum
Museum
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The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Coptic Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. Coptic Museum is situated 340 metres south of Mosque al-Saghir.
Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ
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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a mosque, located in the Fustat neighbourhood of Old Cairo, Egypt. Named in honour of the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was built in c. 642 CE as the centre of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ is situated 330 metres east of Mosque al-Saghir.
Saint George’s Church
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The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church within the Babylon Fortress in Coptic Cairo. It is part of the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St George under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa. Saint George’s Church is situated 250 metres south of Mosque al-Saghir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
Old Cairo
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Old Cairo is the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.
Sayyidah Zainab District
Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt. Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.
Giza
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Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Mosque al-Saghir
- Type: Mosque
- Category: religion
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.00878° or 30° 0′ 32″ northLongitude
31.22957° or 31° 13′ 47″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H265H+GRGeoNames ID
8643625
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In Other Languages
“Mosque al-Saghir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد الصغير”
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