Mausoleum of Sayyida Ruqayya
Cairo, Egypt
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya is a 12th-century Islamic shrine and mosque in Cairo, Egypt, erected in 1133 CE as a memorial to Ruqayya bint Ali, a member of the Prophet Muhammad's family. It is among the few and most important Fatimid-era mausoleums preserved in Cairo. Although designed as a tomb, it most likely does not hold Ruqayya, as other historical sources report she was buried in Damascus.
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- Built
- Type
- mosque, mausoleum
- Place
- Cairo, Egypt
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