Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq
Also known as: Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq
mosque in Egypt
Key facts
- Built
- 1399
- Foundation/Institution
- Ferec
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Overview
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The Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq is a Mamluk complex in Cairo's northern cemetery area. It was built by Sultan Faraj, son of Barquq. The complex combines a spacious congregational mosque with a khanqah for a Sufi community. It also includes two domed mausoleums and two sabil-kuttabs, each a public water dispensary with a primary school above it. Arabic sources describe it as a large, multi-purpose foundation that also housed a madrasa and a tomb for the family of Barquq.
History
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Construction began on the initiative of Sultan Faraj in 801 AH (1398/1399) and was completed in 813 AH (1410/1411), a span of about twelve years.
Faraj ruled Egypt twice (1399–1405 and 1405–1412). According to the Arabic source, he took such an interest in the project that he meant to turn its surroundings into a second settlement with markets, caravanserais and bathhouses, but he died before realising all his aims. The German source adds that he was eventually deposed by rebellious emirs and murdered.
From Wikipedia
The Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq (Arabic: خانقاه فرج ابن برقوق) is an Islamic funerary complex that comprises a mosque (originally a khanqah) and two mausoleums, located in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. The complex was completed in 1410–1411 by the Mamluk sultan Faraj ibn Barquq. The complex is considered one of the most accomplished works of Mamluk architecture and one of the major monuments of Cairo's Northern Cemetery.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B1_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grabmoschee_des_Sultans_Faradsch_ibn_Barq%C5%ABq
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanqah_of_Faraj_ibn_Barquq
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Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanqah_du_Sultan_Faraj_ben_Barquq
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khanqah_Faraj_bin_Barquq
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