El-Mahmoudya Mosque

The Al-Mahmoudia Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Mahmud Pasha, is a and mausoleum, located in the in the Citadel area of , .
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Al-Mahmoudia Mosque”, “Mahmud Paşa Camii ve Türbesi”, “Mahmud Pasha Mosque”, “Masjid al-Mahmudiyya”, “Mosque of al-Mahmudiya”, and “Mosque of Mahmud Pasha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifa’i Mosque.

Mosque
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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental and madrasa located in in the of , . It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. is situated 160 metres northwest of El-Mahmoudya Mosque.

Mosque
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The Al-Rifa'i Mosque is a located in , adjacent to the , in , . Its name is derived from the Ali Abu Shubbak who is buried in the mosque. is situated 150 metres northwest of El-Mahmoudya Mosque.

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The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , Egypt. Its construction was begun by Salah ad-Din in 1176 and continued by subsequent Egyptian rulers. is situated 490 metres southeast of El-Mahmoudya Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abdin and Sayyidah Zainab District.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

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is the name commonly given to the core of medieval , a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.

El-Mahmoudya Mosque

Latitude
30.03161° or 30° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
31.25778° or 31° 15′ 28″ east
Open location code
8G2H27J5+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1296528791
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q12242780
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“El-Mahmoudya Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسجد المحمودية”
  • Bengali: “আল-মাহমুদিয়া মসজিদ”
  • Czech: “mešita al-Mahmudíja”
  • Czech: “mešita Mahmúda-paši”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد المحموديه”
  • German: “al-Mahmudiyya-Moschee”
  • German: “Al-Mahmudiyya-Moschee”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Al-Mahmoudia Mosque”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Mahmud Pasha Mosque”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Masjid al-Mahmudiyya”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Mosque of al-Mahmudiya”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Mosque of Mahmud Pasha”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin al-Mahmudiya”
  • Russian: “Мечеть аль-Махмудия”
  • Turkish: “Mahmud Paşa Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть Аль-Махмудія”
  • Urdu: “مسجد المحمودیہ”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Mahmudiya masjidi”

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