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  • Qanibay al-Rammah Mosque

  • Qanibay al-Rammah Mosque

    Qanibay al-Rammah Mosque is a historic mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1503 AD and 1504 AD by Qanibay al-Sayfi (al-Rammah) who was Grand Master of the Horse during the reign of the Mamluk Sultan Qansuh Al-Ghuri. The mosque 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
    Qanibay al-Rammah Mosque
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    Qanibay al-Rammah Mosque

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1979

    mosque

    Mosques and Islamic Buildings

    Location

    Egypt

    Cairo

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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