The Sayida Aisha Mosque features a tall, slender minaret that rises above the surrounding neighborhood of Al Khalifa. This site marks the burial place of Aisha, the daughter of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and a granddaughter of the Prophet…
Sufi Shrines of Khalifa
This walk follows the quiet, sacred spine of Cairo's al-Khalifa street, introducing you to peaceful tombs, grand mosques, and inspiring neighborhood restoration projects.
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1. Sayida Aisha Masjed
2. Sayyida Sakina Mosque
The Sayyida Sakina Mosque stands out for its high, arched entrance portal and the intricate, carved woodwork that lines its interior. It serves as the final resting place of Sakina bint Al-Hussein, the great-granddaughter of the Prophet…
3. AlKhalifa Community Center - Megawra
The Al Khalifa Community Center sits inside a restored nineteenth century building, recognizable by the intricate mashrabiya woodwork covering its upper windows. Once a derelict house, it serves as the headquarters for Megawra, a…
4. Mosque Sayeda Ruqaia Bint Imam Ali
The mosque of Sayeda Ruqaia features a distinctive, bulbous dome carved with intricate, swirling arabesque patterns. It sits in the Sayeda Zeinab district, holding the remains of Ruqaia, the daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib. In the late…
5. Mausoleum of Shajar al-Durr
The Mausoleum of Shajar al-Durr sits along the street with a distinctive fluted dome crowning its brick exterior. Built in the mid-thirteenth century, this structure holds the remains of the only woman to rule Egypt during the Mamluk…
6. Al-Sayyida Nafesa Mosque
The copper dome and the pair of towering, slender minarets identify the Al-Sayyida Nafesa Mosque. It houses the shrine of Nafesa bint Al-Hassan, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad who moved to Cairo in the ninth century. She gained a…