Bin El Souren
Bin El Souren is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Bin El Souren is situated nearby to the neighborhood Gohar El Qaid, as well as near El Khoronfosh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Beshtak Palace.
Al-Azhar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets".
Beshtak Palace
Museum
Photo: Casual Builder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Aqmar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 pl.
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.
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.
Bin El Souren
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05066° or 30° 3′ 2″ northLongitude
31.2586° or 31° 15′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8G2H3725+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 709569049OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Bin El Souren” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بين الصورين”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gohar El Qaid and El Khoronfosh.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include مسجد القاضي عبد الباسط and Egyptian Textile Museum.
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