Darb Shaghlan

Darb Shaghlan is a neighborhood in , . Darb Shaghlan is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Azhar Park and Al-Azhar Mosque.

Park
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is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in , . Among several honors, this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces by the Project for Public Spaces.

Mosque
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a in the of the city of , 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".

Photo: JMCC1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bab Zuwayla or Bab Zuweila is one of three remaining gates in the city walls of historic Cairo in Egypt. It was also known as Bawabat al-Mitwali or Bab al-Mitwali.

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
Photo: ThutmoseIII, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in downtown . The Egyptian Ministry of Interior was formerly located there. square is the oldest square in Cairo, dating back to the Mamluk era.

Darb Shaghlan

Latitude
30.04° or 30° 2′ 24″ north
Longitude
31.26171° or 31° 15′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G2H27Q6+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 711293732
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Darb Shaghlan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “درب شغلان”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Darb Al Ahmar and El-Darb El-Ahmar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aslam Al-Selehdar Mosque and Bab Al-Mahrouq.

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