Masākin al Ḩirafīyīn
District of Cairo
Cairo Governorate - Egypt

Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University is a university in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970 or 972 as a madrasa, or centre of Islamic learning, its students studied the Qur'an and Islamic law in detail, along with logic, grammar, rhetoric, and how to calculate the lunar phases of the moon. By bringing together the study of a number of subjects in the same place it was one of the first universities in the world and the only one to survive as a modern university including secular subjects in the curriculum.

Located at 30.0458, 31.2625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Al-Azhar University, Education in Cairo, Universities in Egypt, Islamic universities and colleges, Muslim education, Madrassas, Islam in Egypt, Medieval Cairo, Arabic architecture, Islamic architecture, Muizz Street, 988 establishments, 10th-century architecture, Educational institutions established in the 10th century, 10th-century establishments in Egypt

Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo is a part of central Cairo noted for its historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. It is overlooked by the Cairo Citadel. Islamic Cairo, also referred to as Medieval Cairo or Fatimid Cairo, was founded in 969 as the royal enclosure for the Fatimid caliphs, while the actual economic and administrative capital was in nearby Fustat.

Located at 30.046, 31.2627 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Medieval Cairo, Districts of Cairo, History of Cairo, Arabic architecture, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Open air museums in Egypt, World Heritage Sites in Egypt

Cairo Citadel

The Saladin Citadel of Cairo is a medieval Islamic fortification in Cairo, Egypt. The location, on Mokattam hill near the center of Cairo, was once famous for its fresh breeze and grand views of the city. It is now a preserved historic site, with mosques and museums.

Located at 30.0294, 31.2614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Medieval Cairo, Castles in Egypt, History museums in Egypt, Open air museums in Egypt, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Visitor attractions in Cairo, History of Cairo, 1180s architecture, Arabic architecture, Ayyubid architecture, Mamluk architecture

Arab Contractors Stadium

Arab Contractors Stadium, also known as Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Al-Mokawloon al-Arab. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 spectators.

Located at 30.0512, 31.297 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Egypt, Sport in Cairo, Buildings and structures in Cairo

Al-Azhar Park

Al-Azhar Park is a public park located in Cairo, Egypt. Among several honors, this park is listed as one of the world's sixty great public spaces by the Project for Public Spaces. The park was created by the Historic Cities Support Programme of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, an entity of the Aga Khan Development Network .

Located at 30.0405, 31.2646 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Egypt, Geography of Cairo, Visitor attractions in Cairo, 2005 establishments in Egypt, Archaeological sites in Egypt, Aga Khan Trust for Culture projects,

Sekka El Hadeed Stadium

Sekka el Hadeed Stadium, also known as Railway Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Cairo, Egypt. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of Al-Sekka Al-Hadid. The stadium holds 25,000 people.

Located at 30.0556, 31.3043 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Football venues in Egypt

Khan el-Khalili

Khan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.

Located at 30.0475, 31.2622 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Souqs, Muizz Street, Medieval Cairo, Visitor attractions in Cairo

Manshiyat Naser

Manshiyat Naser, also known as Garbage City, is a slum settlement at the base of Mokattam Hill on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Its economy revolves around the collection and recycling of the city's garbage. Although the area has streets, shops, and apartments as other areas of the city, it lacks infrastructure and often has no running water, sewage, or electricity.

Located at 30.0322, 31.2753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Districts of Greater Cairo, Slums in Africa, Coptic settlements

Al-Hussein Mosque

Al-Hussein Mosque  ; alternative transliterations: Husayn, Hussain, Husayn, Hussayn; also prefixed by the honorific title Sayyidna is a mosque built in 1154 and located in Cairo, Egypt, near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. It is named for the grandson of Muhammad, Husayn ibn Ali, whose head is believed by Fatimid Shia/Dawoodi Bohra to be buried on the grounds of the mosque. Many Shī‘ah Muslims believe that the head of Husayn ibn Ali is with his body in the Imam Husayn Mosque in Karbala.

Located at 30.0478, 31.2631 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mosques in Cairo, Arabic architecture, Gothic Revival architecture in Egypt

City of the Dead (Cairo)

The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis (Qarafa, el-Arafa), is an Arabic necropolis and cemetery below the Mokattam Hills in southeastern Cairo, Egypt. The people of Cairo, the Cairenes, and most Egyptians, call it el'arafa (trans. 'the cemetery'). It is a 4 miles long (north-south) dense grid of tomb and mausoleum structures, where some people live and work amongst the dead. Some reside here to be near ancestors, of recent to ancient lineage.

Located at 30.0467, 31.2764 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arabic architecture, Cemeteries in Egypt, Districts of Cairo, History of Cairo, Mausoleums used as housing

Aqsunqur Mosque

The Aqsunqur Mosque (also known as the Blue Mosque or the Mosque of Ibrahim Agha) is located in Cairo, Egypt and is one of several "blue mosques" in the world. It is situated in the Tabbana Quarter in Islamic Cairo, between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel of Saladin (Cairo Citadel.

Located at 30.036, 31.26 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Mosques in Cairo, Mamluk architecture, Ottoman architecture, 1340s architecture, 1347 establishments

Carriage Museum (Egypt)

The Carriage Museum is a museum of historic carriages, located in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the Cairo Citadel museum complex.

Located at 30.029, 31.2636 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, History museums in Egypt, Carriage museums

Bab al-Nasr, Cairo

Bab al-Nasr, in Islamic Cairo is a massive fortified gate with rectangular stone towers flanking the semicircular arch of the eastern Portal. The original Bab al-Nasr was built south of the present one by Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli under Imam Moiz when the city was first laid out.

Located at 30.0542, 31.2647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Cairo, Visitor attractions in Cairo, Gates of Cairo, Fatimid architecture, Muizz Street, Medieval Cairo

Bayt Al-Razzaz palace

The Bayt al-Razzaz Palace was constructed from the late 15th century through the late 18th century in the heart of medieval Cairo, Egypt. Bayt al-Razzaz is an abandoned 178-room urban palace in the Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood of medieval Cairo. It is a property of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities. It was built in the time of the Mamluk sultan Qayt Bay or Qaitbay.

Located at 30.0375, 31.2592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Palaces in Egypt, Arabic architecture, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Houses completed in the 18th century

2008 Cairo landslide

The 2008 Cairo landslide happened on September 6, 2008, in Al-Duwayqa, an informal settlement in the Manshiyat naser neighborhood of east Cairo, Egypt. 119 people died in the rockslide. Boulders weighing as much as 70 tons rolled into the shantytown following the landslide. After most of the neighborhood had been flattened, those families still living in the slum were evicted and any remaining buildings were flattened by the government.

Located at 30.0457, 31.2882 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Disasters in Egypt, Landslides, 2008 in Egypt

Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah

Dār al-Iftā' al-Miṣriyyah is an educational institute founded to represent Islam and the international flagship for Islamic legal research since its establishment in 1313 AH/1895 CE. It fulfills its role by keeping contemporary Muslims in touch with religious principles, clarifying "the right way," removing doubts concerning religious and worldly life, and revealing religious law for the new issues of contemporary life.

Located at 30.0456, 31.27 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Islam in Egypt

Mokattam

Mokattam and the Moqattam Hills,, also Muqattam and Moqattam Mountain, is the name of a hill range and a suburb in them, located in southeastern Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.02, 31.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Mountains of Egypt, Geography of Cairo

Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

Faculty of Engineering, ain shams university, is the oldest faculty in Ain Shams University, and one of the first engineering schools in Modern Egypt. It is located in Abdu Basha sq. , El Sarayat Street, a 15-minute walk from the main campus of the university in Abassiya sq. , Now its large campus houses the school of engineering and a small stadium.

Located at 30.0646, 31.2783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ain Shams University, Educational institutions established in 1839, 1839 establishments in Egypt

Maimonides Synagogue

The Maimonides Synagogue, also known as the Rav Moshe Synagogue, is a historic synagogue located in Cairo, Egypt. A synagogue has existed at the site since the 10th century and was subsequently named after the famous Jewish philosopher, rabbi and physician Maimonides, after his arrival there in around 1168. It is believed that Maimonides' original tomb is contained within the building.

Located at 30.051, 31.2626 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Medieval Cairo, Maimonides, Synagogues in Cairo

Ibn Maïmoun Synagogue

Ibn Maïmoun Synagogue is a synagogue in Cairo, Egypt.

Located at 30.0508, 31.2625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Synagogues in Cairo

Juyushi Mosque

Al-Jam`e Al-Juyushi or Juyushi Mosque was built by Badr al-Jamali who was "Amir al Juyush" of the Fatimids. The mosque was completed in 478 H/1085 AD under the patronage of the then Caliph and Imam Ma'ad al-Mustansir Billah. It was built on an end of the Mokattam Hills which would ensure a view of the Cairo city. In the Ottoman period, the mosque was probably used by dervishes as a monastery.

Located at 30.022, 31.2685 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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10th-century architecture, Fatimid architecture, Mosques in Cairo, Medieval Cairo

Ministry of Finance (Egypt)

The Ministry of Finance of Egypt is part of the Cabinet of Egypt. It is responsible for increasing the rate of economic growth and job creation, thus contributing to raising the standard of living of the individual and society as a whole. The current minister is Morsi El Sayed Hegazy. It is located in Ministry of Finance Towers, Nasr City.

Located at 30.0594, 31.3008 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Finance ministries, Ministries of Egypt

Lulua Mosque

The Lulua Mosque is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt, that was built in 1015–16 AD. The mosque is also known by many other names like al-Lu'lu'a Mosque, Majid aasl-Luʼluʼah, Mosque of al-Lu'lu'a, Mosque of al-Lulua, Luluah Mosque, Qabr Lu'lu'a Bint al-Muqauqis, Mosque of al Lulua. It was constructed during the reign of the third Fatimid caliph, al-Hakim, in the Fatimid architectural style.

Located at 30.0199, 31.2682 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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10th-century architecture, Fatimid architecture, Mosques in Cairo, Medieval Cairo

Amir Alin Aq Palace

Amir Alin Aq Palace (also known as Amir Khayrbak Palace, Emir Khayrbak Palace, or Amir Khayr Bek Palace) was built in 1293. It stands on the Darb al-Ahmar, the ceremonial road leading to the Citadel in Cairo. Its reception hall (qa'a) is particularly notable. Alin Aq was an amir and cupbearer to Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil ibn Qalawun. This building is early Bahri and is now in ruins, with the exception of the portal.

Located at 30.0356, 31.26 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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13th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Cairo, Palaces in Egypt, African architecture

Egyptian National Military Museum

The Egyptian National Military Museum is the official museum of the Egyptian Army.

Located at 30.0294, 31.2614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Museums in Cairo, Palaces in Egypt, History museums in Egypt, Historic house museums in Egypt, Arabic architecture