Khanqah of Baybars II

Cairo Governorate, Egypt · built 1310

The Khanqah of Baybars II is a khanqah, or convent, located in the historic Sharia Gamaliya, in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Built between 1306 CE and 1310 to accommodate four hundred Sufis and children of the Mamluk Sultanate, it is the oldest khanqah that has survived in modern Cairo.

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