Masjid Makkah
Masjid Makkah is a mosque 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 2½ km south of Masjid Makkah.
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.
Masjid Makkah
- Type: Mosque
- Category: religion
- Location: Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.80599° or 30° 48′ 22″ northLongitude
30.99031° or 30° 59′ 25″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8G2GRX4R+94GeoNames ID
13415846
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In Other Languages
“Masjid Makkah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد مكة”
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