Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu built

1349 CE.

Shown on the map at 30.031°, 31.253°.

The Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu is a mosque and khanqah, located on Saliba Street, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Completed in 1349 and 1355 respectively, the mosque and khanqah were founded by Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri, the Grand Emir under the rule of Sultan an-Nasir Hasan.

Text from the Wikipedia article Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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