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  • Qalawun Complex

  • Qalawun Complex

    Qalawun complex is a massive Islamic complex located in Cairo, Egypt. It includes a mosque, a madrasa, a bimaristan (hospital) and a mausoleum. The complex was built by the Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun between 1284 and 1285 AD. Qalawun 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.
    World Heritage Site
    Qalawun Complex
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    Qalawun Complex
    by Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Qalawun Complex
    by Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Qalawun Complex

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Egypt

    Cairo

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    13th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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