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Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq

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Mosque and Khanqah of Farag ibn Barquq

The Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq (Arabic: خانقاه فرج ابن برقوق) is an Islamic funerary complex that comprises a mosque (originally a khanqah) and two mausoleums, located in the Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. The complex was completed in 1410–1411 by the Mamluk sultan Faraj ibn Barquq. The complex

is considered one of the most accomplished works of Mamluk architecture and one of the major monuments of Cairo's Northern Cemetery.

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