Qasr El Shok
Qasr El Shok is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Qasr El Shok is situated nearby to the neighborhood El Mashhad El Husseiny, as well as near the suburb El-Gamaliyya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hussein Mosque and Al-Azhar Mosque.
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.
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".
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.
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.
Qasr El Shok
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.04943° or 30° 2′ 58″ northLongitude
31.26427° or 31° 15′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G2H27X7+QPOpenStreetMap ID
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landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Qasr El Shok” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر الشوق”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El Mashhad El Husseiny and El-Gamaliyya.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Al-Muzaffar Bebars Al-Jashinkeer and Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Nagm Al-Din Ayyub.
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