Bab Al-Mazhareya
Bab Al-Mazhareya is a scenic viewpoint in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Bab Al-Mazhareya is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Al-Fotuh, as well as near the mosque Al-Dashtouty.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bab Al-Nasr and Al-Azhar Mosque.
Bab Al-Nasr
City gate
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bab al-Nasr, is one of three remaining gates in the historic city wall of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The gate's construction is dated to 1087 and was ordered by Badr al-Jamali, a Fatimid vizier. Bab Al-Nasr is situated 430 metres southeast of Bab Al-Mazhareya.
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". Al-Azhar Mosque is situated 1¼ km south of Bab Al-Mazhareya.
Wikala Qaitbey
Historic building
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay is an urban caravanserai and rab built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the historic medieval district of Cairo, Egypt. Wikala Qaitbey is situated 400 metres southeast of Bab Al-Mazhareya.
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
Bab Al-Mazhareya
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Categories: tourism, city gate, and historic site
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05652° or 30° 3′ 24″ northLongitude
31.26137° or 31° 15′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8G2H3746+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 411873737OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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In Other Languages
“Bab Al-Mazhareya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “باب المزهرية”
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Highlights include Bab Al-Fotuh and Al-Dashtouty.
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