North Africa
Egypt
Cairo Governorate

Al-Rifa’i Mosque

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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and Saladin Citadel of Cairo.

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.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , , built by Salah ad-Din and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. is situated 620 metres southeast of Al-Rifa’i Mosque.

Mosque
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The Mosque of Qani-Bay is a near the in , . The complex is named after Qani-Bay al-Sayfi, nicknamed "al-Rammah", who was Grand Master of the Horse during the reign of Sultan al-Ghuri. is situated 110 metres southeast of Al-Rifa’i 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.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

Al-Rifa’i Mosque

Latitude
30.03284° or 30° 1′ 58″ north
Longitude
31.2571° or 31° 15′ 26″ east
Open location code
8G2H27M4+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24908256
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q311441
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al-Rifa’i Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع الرفاعي”
  • Arabic: “مسجد الرفاعي”
  • Belarusian: “мячэць ар-Рыфаі”
  • Bengali: “আর রিফায়ী মসজিদ”
  • Catalan: “mesquita d’Al Rifa’i”
  • Catalan: “Mesquita d’Al-Rifa’i”
  • Chinese: “阿尔里法伊清真寺”
  • Chinese: “阿爾裏法伊清真寺”
  • Chinese: “阿爾里法伊清真寺”
  • Danish: “Al-Rifa’i-moskeen”
  • Dutch: “Al-Rifa’i Mosque”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الرفاعى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع الرفاعي”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جامع السلطان الرفاعى”
  • French: “mosquée Al-Rifa’i”
  • French: “Mosquée Al-Rifa’i”
  • German: “Al Rifa’i Moschee”
  • German: “Ar-Rifa’i-Moschee”
  • Hausa: “Masallacin Al-Rifa’i”
  • Hebrew: “מסגד א-ריפאעי”
  • Italian: “moschea di al-Rifa’i”
  • Italian: “Moschea di al-Rifa’i”
  • Japanese: “アッ＝リファーイー・モスク”
  • Japanese: “アル・リファーイー・モスク”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti Al-Rifayi”
  • Kinyarwanda: “Umusigiti wa Al-Rifayi”
  • Macedonian: “Џамија Ал-Рифаи”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Al-Rifa’i-moskeen”
  • Norwegian: “Al-Rifa’i-moskeen”
  • Persian: “مسجد الرفاعی مصر”
  • Persian: “مسجد الرفاعی”
  • Persian: “مسجد رفاعی”
  • Persian: “مسجدالرفاعی”
  • Portuguese: “Mesquita de Al-Rifa’i”
  • Romanian: “Moscheea Al-Rifa’i din Cairo”
  • Russian: “мечеть ар-Рифаи”
  • Russian: “Мечеть ар-Рифаи”
  • Spanish: “Mezquita de Al Rifa’i”
  • Swedish: “Al-Rifa’i-moskén”
  • Turkish: “El Rıfai Camii”
  • Ukrainian: “мечеть ар-Ріфаї”
  • Ukrainian: “Мечеть ар-Ріфаї”
  • Urdu: “مسجد الرفاعی”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Rifaʼiy masjidi”

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