Al Muski
Al Muski is a locality in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Muski is situated nearby to the locality Al Ghūrīyah, as well as near Khān al Khalīlī.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Museum of Islamic Art.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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".
Museum of Islamic Art
Museum
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The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.
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.
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.
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.
Al Muski
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Mosky”, “al-Muski”, “al-Mūskī”, “El Mosky”, “Moski”, “Mouski”, and “Mousky”
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.0486° or 30° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
31.25634° or 31° 15′ 23″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8G2H27X4+CGGeoNames ID
9179530
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In Other Languages
“Al Muski” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الموسكي”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Qantarat al-Muski and Sabil-kuttab of Abd al-Baqi Khayr al-Din.
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