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Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic: جامع الأزهر, romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city.
Cairo holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments of Islamic architecture in the world, and includes mosques and Islamic religious complexes from diverse historical periods. Many buildings were primarily designated as madrasas , khanqahs or even mausoleums rather than mosques, but have nonetheless served as places of ...
Al-Azhar al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Its headquarters is located in the building of the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in the center of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The history of the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque dates back to the year 970 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah.
Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is a bustling metropolis that sits on the banks of the River Nile. Home to an estimated 22 million people, the city has more recently expanded into a sprawling jumble ...
Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of Cairo, Egypt.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.
The neighbourhood historically consists of the area between the Citadel and Bab Zuweila. [5] However, the modern administrative ward of al-Darb al-Ahmar has different borders: [3] it is bordered to the north by al-Azhar street, to the east by Salah Salem Road, to the south by the Khalifa district and the Cairo Citadel, and to the west by Port Said Street (or al-Khalig).
Al-Azhar Park (Arabic: حديقة الأزهر) is a public park located in qism al-Darb al-Ahmar, in Historic 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 . [ 1 ]
Bab al-Barqiyya (Arabic: باب البرقية) was a gate in the city walls of Cairo, Egypt. It acted as one of the main eastern city gates until falling into disuse and disappearing. In 1998, it was excavated and rediscovered, along with parts of the Ayyubid-era city walls of Cairo,as part of the creation of Al-Azhar Park. It was restored in ...