Al-Ashraf Mosque
Also known as: Al-Ashraf Mosque
school in Egypt
Key facts
- Built
- 1424
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Overview
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The Al-Ashraf Mosque, also called the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay, is a mosque and madrasa on Muizz Street in Islamic Cairo, at the point where it meets Jawhar al-Qa'id Street. It was commissioned by the Burji Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay. The building is noted for its design, in particular its marble work and its openwork stucco windows set with coloured glass. It is one of three mosques founded by the sultan.
History
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Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay began construction of the mosque and madrasa in 826 AH (1424 CE), during the Mamluk period. It was the first of three mosques he founded. Another of them stands in the Mamluk cemetery area (the Qarafa) and includes his tomb and a khanqah.
From Wikipedia
The Al-Ashraf Mosque, also known as the Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay (Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة الأشرف برسباي), is an Islamic religious funerary complex that contains a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanqah, located on Muizz Street in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The mosque was built during the Mamluk period by the Burji Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay. The mosque is characterized by its design, which incorporates marble and stained-glass windows.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B2)
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ashraf_Mosque
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Asyraf
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%90%D1%88%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%81_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C