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Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay

القاهرة, Italy

Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay

The Khanqah and Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay (Arabic: خانقاه الأشرف برسباي), also known as the Complex of Sultan Barsbay, is an Islamic funerary complex located in the historic Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. Built by Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in 1432, in addition to its overall layout and decorati

on, it is notable for the first stone domes in Cairo to be carved with geometric star patterns.

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