Al Ghoureyya
Al Ghoureyya is a neighborhood in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Al Ghoureyya is situated nearby to the suburb El-Ghuriyya, as well as near the neighborhood El Azhar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Al-Azhar Mosque and Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury.
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".
Wekalat El Sultan Al-Ghoury
Historic building
Photo: Casual Builder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wikala of Sultan Qansuh al-Ghuri is a caravanserai in medieval Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1504–1505 and is considered today one of the most impressive and best-preserved examples of this type of building in Cairo.
Bāb Zuwaylah
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.
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.
Al Ghoureyya
- Type: Neighborhood
- Categories: residential area and locality
- Location: Cairo Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.04495° or 30° 2′ 42″ northLongitude
31.26086° or 31° 15′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8G2H27V6+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 715044074OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Al Ghoureyya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الغوريه”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as El-Ghuriyya and El Azhar.
Notable Places Nearby
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