Madafin El Hulafa

Madafin El Hulafa is a cemetery in , . Madafin El Hulafa is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

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

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , Egypt. Its construction was begun by Salah ad-Din al-Ayubi in 1176 and continued by subsequent Egyptian rulers. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Madafin El Hulafa.

Mosque
Photo: Batoul Khalifa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1¼ km north of Madafin El Hulafa.

Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art museum located in Cairo, Egypt. It is situated adjacent to the in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood. is situated 770 metres north of Madafin El Hulafa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayyidah Zainab District and Old Cairo.

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: Blago Tebi, CC BY 3.0.
is the extensive district of southern from the southern boundary of down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo.

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is a well-planned and leafy district of central , immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. In 1905 the agricultural architect Jose Lamba was asked by the owners of the Nile Land and Agricultural Company to design a new city.

Madafin El Hulafa

Latitude
30.02189° or 30° 1′ 19″ north
Longitude
31.25362° or 31° 15′ 13″ east
Open location code
8G2H27C3+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29418451
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
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In Other Languages

“Madafin El Hulafa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدافن الحلفاء”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sayyeda Nefissah Mosque and Al Sayeda Nafisa Square.

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