maqʻad al-Ghawrī
maqʻad al-Ghawrī is a monument in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. maqʻad al-Ghawrī 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 250 metres east of maqʻad al-Ghawrī.
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.
Bāb Zuwaylah
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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 400 metres southwest of maqʻad al-Ghawrī.
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.
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.
maqʻad al-Ghawrī
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Maq’ad al-Ghuri”, “maqʻad al-Ghūrī”, and “maqʽad al-Ghūrī”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04581° or 30° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
31.26003° or 31° 15′ 36″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H27W6+82GeoNames ID
8643726
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“maqʻad al-Ghawrī” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقعد الغوري”
- French: “maqʿad al-Ġawrī”
- French: “maqʿad al-Ġūrī”
- French: “Makʽad du sultan el-Ghouri” (historical)
- French: “Maqʽad de Qansou al-Ghouri” (historical)
- French: “mausolée Ghauri” (historical)
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