Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish
Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish is a college in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near the museum Beshtak Palace.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 Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish.
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 470 metres east of Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish.
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 480 metres southeast of Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Al Daher.
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.
Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish
- Type: College
- Also known as: “College Saint-Joseph Khoronfish”
- Category: education
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05256° or 30° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
31.25729° or 31° 15′ 26″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8G2H3734+2WGeoNames ID
11837118
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“Collège Saint-Joseph Khoronfish” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة القديس يوسف”
- French: “collège S. Joseph”
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