Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars

Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars is a heritage site in , . Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near the heritage site .
  • Type: Heritage site
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: madrasa in Old Cairo
  • Also known as: “al-Madrasah al-Zahiriyya”, “al-Zahiriyya Madrasa”, “Madrasa of al-Zahir Baibars”, “Madrasa of Baybars al Bunduqdari”, “Madrasa of Baybars al-Bunduqdari”, “Madrasa of Sultan al Zahir Baybars I”, “Madrasat al-Sultan al-Zahir Baybars”, “Madrasat Sultan Baybars al-Bunduqdari”, and “Sultan al-Zahir Baybars Madrasa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha and Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Nagm Al-Din Ayyub.

Heritage site
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is a heritage site.

Mosque
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The Salihiyya Madrasa, also called the Madrasa and Mausoleum of as-Salih Najm ad-Din Ayyub is a historic madrasa and mausoleum complex in , .

Museum
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The or Qasr Bashtak is a historic palace and in , , 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. is situated 130 metres north of Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Islamic Cairo and Abdin.

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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a district in the Western Area of , . 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 and .

Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars

Latitude
30.04932° or 30° 2′ 58″ north
Longitude
31.2612° or 31° 15′ 40″ east
Open location code
8G2H27X6+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379866045
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q23975647
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars” goes by many names.

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