Bab al-Wazir Cemetery
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Bab al-Wazir Cemetery is a historic Islamic burial ground in Cairo renowned for its Mamluk-era mausoleums and monumental funerary architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bab al-Wazir Cemetery canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of medieval Islamic funerary landscape in Cairo
ⓘ
part of Cairo’s Mamluk heritage ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Mamluk architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorative inscriptions
ⓘ
domed mausoleums ⓘ historic gravestones ⓘ stone funerary monuments ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
funerary complex
ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ tomb ⓘ |
| heritage | Mamluk-era funerary architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mamluk mausoleums
ⓘ
historic tombs ⓘ monumental funerary architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Cairo Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Historic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ al-Darb al-Ahmar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ayyubid city walls of Cairo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bab al-Wazir gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Citadel of Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cairo’s historic cemeteries
ⓘ
Islamic Cairo urban fabric ⓘ |
| period | Mamluk period ⓘ |
| region | Greater Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
adjacent to historic city walls
ⓘ
within the broader City of the Dead area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
funerary commemoration ⓘ |
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