Jāmi‘at al Azhar
Jāmi‘at al Azhar is a college in Gharbia Governorate, Egypt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy.
Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy
Mosque
Photo: Faris knight, CC0.
The Ahmad al-Badawi Mosque is a Sufi mosque and shrine complex in Tanta, in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt. The mosque's name is derived from the Sufi mystic Ahmad al-Badawi, the founder of the Badawiyya Sufi order, who is buried in the shrine of the building. Maqam Sidi Ahmed Al-Badawy is situated 3½ km south of Jāmi‘at al Azhar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tanta.
Tanta
Photo: Faris knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tanta is a city in Egypt. It had a population of 530,000 in 2024, making it the seventh most populous city in Egypt. The city is located between Cairo and Alexandria: 94 km north of Cairo and 130 km southeast of Alexandria.
Jāmi‘at al Azhar
- Type: College
- Also known as: “Jami`at al Azhar”
- Category: education
- Location: Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.81629° or 30° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
31.00731° or 31° 0′ 26″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8G2HR284+GWGeoNames ID
8715436
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In Other Languages
“Jāmi‘at al Azhar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة الازهر”
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