الزاوية الأفغانية

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• Turbat al-Sa‘adiyya — Jerusalem
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• Sabil Bab al-Silsila — Jerusalem
• Madrasa al-Taziyya & Grave of Amir Taz — Jerusalem
• Grave of al-Kilaniyya — Jerusalem
• Abu Khadija's Restaurant & Crusaders Meat Market — Jerusalem
• al-Tankiziyya Madrasa — Jerusalem

About Zawiya al-Afghaniyya

The Zawiya al-Afghaniyya is a small zawiya in the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's old city, endowed as a waqf for Muslims from Afghanistan. Like the Indian and Uzbek zawiyas of the city, it gave pilgrims from Central and South Asia a place to stay when they came to pray at Masjid al-Aqsa, often on their way to or from the Hajj. Its entrance on the Via Dolorosa is a plain stone doorway under a pointed arch, with a plaque above it naming the waqf of the Afghan zawiya. It is a few minutes' walk from the gates of Masjid al-Aqsa.

Key facts

Name

Zawiya al-Afghaniyya

Type

Other Places

City

Jerusalem

Country

Palestine

Coordinates

31.7796919, 35.2331449

Last updated

2026-10-23