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Mosque and Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha’ban
Mosque and Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha’ban
Mosque and Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha’ban

Mosque and Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha’ban is an Islamic complex from the Mamluk era that includes a mosque, a madrasa and a mausoleum. It is located outside Bab Zuweila on Bab al-Wazir Street in the Darb al-Ahmar area in the Islamic city of Cairo in Egypt. The complex was founded between 1368 and 1369 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sha’ban in honor of his mother, Khawand Baraka. The complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Historic Cairo.
Site Information
Country: Egypt
District: Cairo Governorate
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 14th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Historic Cairo
Date of Inscription: 1979
Exact Location
Elevation: 34 m
UNESCO
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