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Overview
The Kamiliya madrasa in Cairo, known as Dar al-Hadith, adjoins the new Zahiriyya madrasa 1.
Where it stood
It lay opposite Bab al-Bahr, the gate known today as Bab Qasr Bashtak 2.
Its endowment
On the left of the passer-by in the market of the cloth-sellers, there is a rented shop-block that belongs to the endowment of the Kamiliya madrasa 3.
Sources
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1062
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1032
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.1063
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Madrasah Al Kamiliya, Cairo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/madrasah-al-kamiliya-cairo/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-24.