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Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

The Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq 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.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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