Other Islamic Monuments in Cairo

Not Only Mosques, Sabil Kuttabs (Fountains and Schools), Madrasas (Schools) or Bimarestans(Hospitals) are the most important islamic Monuments in Cairo , but also cairo have many other surprising monuments of different types like cisterns, walls, towers, gates, restaurants, Hammas(bathes) among many others.

Articles about Other Islamic Monuments in Cairo

Cistern of Yaqub Shah El Mihmandar

The Cistern of Yaqub Shah El-Mihmandar locates in Salah Salem street nearby the Eastern Approach of the citadel. It was established by Y...+

Al-Fustat , The First Arabic Capital in Egypt

Amr Iban El-As chose the plain close to the fortress of Babylon, to build the new arab capital in Egypt. Here he built his mosque which stil...+

Bayn El-Qasrayn

The area of Bain El-Qasrayn or the Palace walk is the center of the medieval and the Fatimid Cairo in El Muiz Street. It is called in that name becaus...+

El Bunduqdariya Khanqah

The Khanqah of El Bunduqdariya locates in El Darbel Ahmar District in El Helmia Street. It was established by El-Bunduqdariya who served as an off...+

El-Sultaniya

The Sultaniya locates in El-Sayyida Eisha Square nearby the Mosque of Sultan Nur El-Deen and the Mosque of El Sayyida Eisha . This monument...+

Emir Sunqur El Saadi Madrasa-Mausoleum

Madrasa of Emir Sunqur Saadi situates in El-Seyufia Street off El-Helmia Street nearby the Palace of Qawsun . It was built by Emir Sunqur El-Saadi w...+

Hammam of Emir Bashtak in Cairo

The Hammam of Emir Bashtak lies in Suq El-Selah Street. It was used as a means for facilitating bathing for the low and middle class wo...+

Hod of Emir Shaykhu

The Hod of Shaykhu lies in The Citadel district nearby the Mausoleum of Yunus Dewedar . It was erected by Emir Shaykhu who was one of the fa...+

Hammam of Sultan Inal

The Hammam of Sultan Inal locates in El Moez Le Din Allah Street nearby the Madrasa of El Kamil Ayyub. It is the only remaining part of a wh...+

Khanqah of Sultan Baybars II

The Khanqah of Sultan Baybars II locates in El Gamaliya Street Facing a small Sabil and Kuttab that was constructed by Qitas Bey in 1630. Th...+

Maristan of sultan El-Muayyad Shaykh

The Maristan of Muayyad Sheikh is a hospital built by the Mamelouk sultan Al-Muayyad Sheikh in 1418 and 1420. It is sitautedin el Darb al-Ah...+

Maristan of sultan El-Muayyad Shaykh

Maristan of Sultan El-Muayyad Shaykh lies in nearby Sultan Hasan Street and few meters away from Sikkat El-Komi Street. This Maristan or hos...+

The Mamluk Aqueduct in Cairo

The Aqueduct was built during the rule of The Mameluk Sultan El Nasser Mohammed . Sultan El Ghuri made some additions extending it to its ac...+

The Maqaad of Emir Radwan Bey

The Maqaad of Radwan Bey lies in Bawabet El-Metwalli Square nearby the Qasaba of Radwan Bey and in front of the Mosque of Mahmoud El-Kurdi . It was...+