El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery, Cairo
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El Sayeda Nafisa Cemetery in Cairo is a historic Islamic burial ground that serves as the final resting place of numerous notable Egyptians, including the acclaimed actor Omar Sharif.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic cemetery
ⓘ
burial ground ⓘ cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cairo City of the Dead ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Egyptian Islamic culture ⓘ |
| era | medieval Islamic period ⓘ |
| governedBy | local Cairo authorities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
family tombs
ⓘ
funerary domes ⓘ mausoleums ⓘ mosque-shrine of Sayyida Nafisa ⓘ stone graves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial site
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ tomb complex ⓘ |
| heritage | Islamic funerary architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Cairo Governorate ⓘ Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Cairo
historic Cairo ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sayyida Nafisa ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Egyptian artists
ⓘ
Egyptian intellectuals ⓘ Egyptian public figures ⓘ Omar Sharif ⓘ |
| partOf | historic cemeteries of Cairo ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
important burial place for notable Egyptians
ⓘ
site of religious visitation (ziyarah) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Muslim community of Cairo ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michel Dimitri Chalhoub