Al-Zaher
Al-Zaher is a suburb in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al-Zaher is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Qubaisy, as well as near Birket El Ratly.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque and Sakakini Palace.
Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque
Mosque
The Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars is a mosque located in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Completed in 1268 CE, during by the Mamluk Sultan al-Zahir Baybars al-Bunduqdari through his vizier Bahaa el-Din bin Hanna and Sanjar al-Shuja‘i.
Sakakini Palace
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Habib Pasha El Sakakini Palace is a palace in the al-Zahir district of Cairo, Egypt. Built for the contractor Gabriel Habib Sakakini and completed in 1897, it stands on the site of a former lake at the meeting point of eight roads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Daher and Islamic Cairo.
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.
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-Zaher
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.06397° or 30° 3′ 50″ northLongitude
31.25943° or 31° 15′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8G2H3775+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 330153838OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
“Al-Zaher” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الظاهر”
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