Saliba Street
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Saliba Street, which literally means "Cross
Street", is one of the old main streets of Medieval Cairo, Egypt
, it runs from the Citadel, in the north, to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun
and Sayidda Zeinab Mosque in the south of it. the street includes many old Buildings, including Schools, Mosques, Hospitals, Courts, Kuttab, Mausoleums and Shrines.The Street, includes the Largest Mosque in Cairo
, Area wise, and one of the oldest mosques in Africa, Ibn Tulun Mosque.
it is a perfect example of a Mamluk
Street, and has great indication of the Arabic Architecture in Egypt
.
Cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other, dividing one or two of the lines in half. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally; if they run obliquely, the design is technically termed a saltire, although the arms of a saltire need not meet...
Street", is one of the old main streets of Medieval Cairo, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, it runs from the Citadel, in the north, to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Ţūlūn is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area....
and Sayidda Zeinab Mosque in the south of it. the street includes many old Buildings, including Schools, Mosques, Hospitals, Courts, Kuttab, Mausoleums and Shrines.The Street, includes the Largest Mosque in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Area wise, and one of the oldest mosques in Africa, Ibn Tulun Mosque.
it is a perfect example of a Mamluk
Mamluk
A Mamluk was a soldier of slave origin, who were predominantly Cumans/Kipchaks The "mamluk phenomenon", as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior...
Street, and has great indication of the Arabic Architecture in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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Monuments of the Street
- Sayida Zeinab Mosque
- Gayer-Anderson MuseumGayer-Anderson MuseumThe Gayer-Anderson Museum is located in Cairo, Egypt, adjacent to the Mosque of Ahmad ibn Tulun in the Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood. The museum takes its name from Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson Pasha, who resided in the house between 1935 and 1942 with special permission from the Egyptian Government...
- Mosque of Ibn TulunMosque of Ibn TulunThe Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Ţūlūn is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area....
- Tomb of Salar and Sangar-al-GawliTomb of Salar and Sangar-al-GawliNear the Ibn Tulun Mosque, on the Saliba Street, in Medieval Cairo, lies the tomb of the Amirs Seif El-Deen Salar and Alam El-Din Sangar El-Gawli.The structure has various noteworthy features. The ones that most catches the eye are the two juxtaposed jelly-mold domes over the tomb chambers of Salar...
- Madrasa of SarghatmishMadrasa of SarghatmishThe cruciform Madrasah of the Amir Sarghatmish, built in the year 1356, lies to the northeast of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun outside Cairo proper, in Medieval Cairo. The building's school, mosque, and mausoleum can be seen from Ibn Tulun's Spiral Minaret, while its entrance is on Saliba Street. This...