Grave of the Mother of Sultan Hasan (Sultaniyya)

Nearby Islamic heritage sites

• Grave of Abd al-Qadir al-Shadhili — Cairo
• Grave of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti — Cairo
• Grave of Kamal al-Din al-Barizi — Cairo
• Grave of Qawsun — Cairo
• Grave of Mustafa Imran — Cairo
• Grave of Badr al-Din al-Qarafi — Cairo
• Grave of the Two Sharifas Sana and Thana — Cairo
• Bab Qaytbay — Cairo
• Grave of Aisha bint Ja'far al-Sadiq — Cairo
• Bab al-Qarafa — Cairo

About Grave of the Mother of Sultan Hasan (Sultaniyya)

This funerary complex was built in the 1350s and is identified as the tomb of the mother of Sultan al-Nasir Hasan. Its name, al-Sultaniyya, means the royal. It has two tall stone domes, ribbed and pointed, set on either side of a vaulted hall, a form found nowhere else in Cairo. It stands in the Southern Cemetery near the grave of Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti.

Key facts

Name

Grave of the Mother of Sultan Hasan (Sultaniyya)

Type

Other Places

City

Cairo

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

30.0239613, 31.2595002

Last updated

2026-10-24