Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque
Also known as: Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque
mosque in Egypt
Key facts
- Built
- 1395
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Overview
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The Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque is a Mamluk-period building on Khayamiya Street in Egypt. It is also known as the Jamal al-Din Mahmud al-Istadar Mosque, the al-Kurdi Mosque and the Mahmudiyya Madrasa. The street branches off Ahmad Maher Street, and the mosque stands just south of the Qasaba of Radwan Bey, also called Tentmakers' Street. An example of Mamluk architecture, it is recorded as part of a World Heritage Site.
History
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The building was founded in 797 AH (1395 CE) by the amir Jamal al-Din Mahmud al-Ustadar. He is described as an ustadar, a senior Mamluk official in charge of household and financial affairs.
From Wikipedia
The Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الكردي), also known as the Jamal al-Din Mahmud al-Istadar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جمال الدين محمود الاستادار), is a mosque in the al-Darb al-Ahmar area of Islamic Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by an amir called Mahmud al-Kurdi who was the ustadar or majordomo of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq. It is located just south of the Qasaba of Radwan Bey (or Tentmakers' Street) which branches out from the Ahmad Maher Street.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_al-Kurdi_Mosque
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B8
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_el-K%C3%BCrdi_Camii
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