Wekalet Bazar’a
Wekalet Bazar’a is a building in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Wekalet Bazar’a is situated nearby to Aqmar Mosque, as well as near the mosque Al-Muzaffar Bebars Al-Jashinkeer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aqmar Mosque and Beshtak Palace.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
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The Aqmar Mosque, was built in Cairo, Egypt, as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125-6 CE. 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 120 metres northwest of Wekalet Bazar’a.
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 130 metres west of Wekalet Bazar’a.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque or al-Husayn Mosque, also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. Hussein Mosque is situated 330 metres south of Wekalet Bazar’a.
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.
Wekalet Bazar’a
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05079° or 30° 3′ 3″ northLongitude
31.26294° or 31° 15′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8G2H3727+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 108473323OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=yes
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In Other Languages
“Wekalet Bazar’a” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “وكالة بازرعة”
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