El Khoronfosh
El Khoronfosh is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. El Khoronfosh is situated nearby to the neighborhood Khan El Khalili, as well as near Bin El Souren.Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha.
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 the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets".
Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha
Heritage site
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha is a heritage site.
Hussein Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY 3.0.
The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874.
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.
El Khoronfosh
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04937° or 30° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
31.25981° or 31° 15′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8G2H27X5+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 709569050OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“El Khoronfosh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الخرنفش”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Khan El Khalili and Bin El Souren.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Madrasa of Sultan Al-Zahir Baybars and Al-Saleheya School.
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