Aqmar Mosque, Cairo

Name: Aqmar Mosque
Address: Cairo, Egypt

#167 among attractions in Cairo

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Al-jāmiʿ al-aqmar, or al-Aqmar Mosque, was built in Cairo, Egypt, as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma’mun al-Bata’ihi in 1125-6 CE. Similarly to the mosque of al-Azhar and the mosque of al-Hakim, formerly named al-Anwar, the name of the al-Aqmar mosque is an epithet of the patron in connection with light. The mosque is situated on what was once the main avenue and ceremonial heart of Cairo, in the immediate neighborhood of the Fatimid caliphal palaces, known today as Muʿizz Street. ()

Local name: مسجد الأقمر Completed: 1126 (898 years ago)Coordinates: 30°3'6"N, 31°15'43"E

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النحاسين (alnhasyn)Cairo Egypt

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Aqmar Mosque – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Khan el-Khalili, Al-Azhar Mosque, Islamic Cairo, Bayt Al-Suhaymi.

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Which popular attractions are close to Aqmar Mosque?

Nearby attractions include Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar, Cairo (2 min walk), Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Cairo (2 min walk), Maimonides Synagogue, Cairo (2 min walk), Beshtak Palace, Cairo (3 min walk).

How to get to Aqmar Mosque by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aqmar Mosque:

Metro

Bab el Shaaria • Lines: 3 (9 min walk)
El Geish • Lines: 3 (21 min walk)

Train

Orabi (32 min walk)
Ramses Station (32 min walk)

Bus

High Jet (33 min walk)
Ahmed Helmy Bus Station (33 min walk)