Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar
Also known as: مسجد أحمد المهمندار
mosque in Cairo, Egypt
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Overview
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The Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar stands in the historic Darb al-Ahmar district of Cairo. It is also known as the al-Mihmandariyya madrasa, and locally as the Mosque of Ahmad al-Mihmandar. Its address is on Bab al-Wazir Street. Combining the functions of a mosque and a funerary monument, it belongs to the religious and educational architecture of Mamluk-era Cairo.
History
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The complex was founded during the third reign of the Mamluk sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun. The available material gives no more precise date or construction details.
From Wikipedia
The Mosque and Mausoleum of Amir Ahmad al-Mihmandar which is also referred to as the al-Mihmandariyya college (madrasa) (Arabic: المدرسة المهمندارية, romanized: al-Madrasa al-Mihmandārīya)was founded during the third reign of al-Nasir Muhammad in the area of Darb al-Ahmar in Cairo, Egypt.
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© OpenStreetMap katkıcıları (ODbL): https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1241056201
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AD_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_and_Mausoleum_of_Amir_Ahmad_al-Mihmandar
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_de_l%27%C3%A9mir_Ahmad_al-Mihmandar