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  • Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa

  • Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa

    Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa is a historical complex of mosque and madrasa located in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1424 AD during the rule of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay. The complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Historic Cairo.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Cairo.
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    Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa
    by Zishansheikh, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa
    by Zishansheikh, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa
    by Zishansheikh, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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    Al-Ashraf Mosque and Madrasa

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Egypt

    Cairo

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    15th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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