Mosque of Sayyida Sukayna
Also known as: Mosque of Sayyida Sukayna
mosque in Egypt
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Overview
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The Mosque of Sayyida Sukayna, also spelled Sayyida Sakina, is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It stands in the historic al-Khalifa neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the Southern Cemetery, and is listed at Zuqaq Al Akrat, Al Khalifa. The present building dates from 1904. The mosque is counted among the better-known mosques of Cairo. According to an apocryphal tradition, it holds the tomb of Sakina, a daughter of Husayn, though this attribution is not regarded as historically established.
History
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The current mosque building dates from 1904. The available material gives no further details about earlier structures or later developments.
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The Mosque of Sayyida Sukayna or Mosque of Sayyida Sakina is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt. According to an apocryphal tradition, it contains the tomb of Sakina, a daughter of Husayn. The current building dates from 1904. It is located in the historic al-Khalifa neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Cairo's Southern Cemetery.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9_%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_of_Sayyida_Sukayna
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B6%DB%81_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%81_%D8%B3%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%81