Souk El Selah

Souk El Selah is a neighborhood in , . Souk El Selah is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Blue Mosque and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.

Mosque
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The Aqsunqur Mosque, also known as the , or the Mosque of Ibrahim Agha, is a located in , . The mosque is situated in the Tabbana Quarter of Darb al-Ahmar district, between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel of Cairo.

Mosque
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The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan is a monumental and madrasa located in in the of , . It was built between 1356 and 1363 CE during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.

Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in , Egypt. Its construction was begun by Salah ad-Din in 1176 and continued by subsequent Egyptian rulers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abdin and Islamic Cairo.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , . Its name is based on the presence of the Sayyidah Zainab Mosque. It is known for its traditional restaurants, it also has the Qal'at al-Kabsh neighbourhood, which is one of the famous areas in the district, and the Ibn Tulun Mosque.

Souk El Selah

Latitude
30.03681° or 30° 2′ 13″ north
Longitude
31.25792° or 31° 15′ 29″ east
Open location code
8G2H27P5+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 715342902
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Souk El Selah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سوق السلاح”

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