Hosh al-Basha
LocationFustat, Southern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates30°00′43″N 31°15′26″E / 30.012069°N 31.257277°E / 30.012069; 31.257277
BuiltA.D.1854 / 1271 A.H.
Built forMuhammad Ali dynasty
Architectural style(s)Ottoman architecture

Hosh al-Basha (Arabic: حوش الباشا, romanized: hawsh al-basha, lit. 'courtyard of the pasha'), also Hosh el-Basha, Hawsh al-Basha, or Hosh el-Pasha),[1][2] is a mausoleum of the royal family of Muhammad Ali Pasha at road al-Imam Al-Shafi‘i in the Southern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt.[3]

Description

Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house several tombs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty’s family, relatives, and devoted servants.[4] The structure is a multi-domed complex with inner courtyards and chambers heavily decorated by Islamic motifs, colors and precious materials that still show much of the original luxurious and rich state of the place.[4]

Some of the members of the Muhammad Ali dynasty buried in Hosh al-Basha are Ibrahim Pasha, Tusun Pasha, Isma'il Pasha, Sa'id Pasha, Abbas I, Ahmad Rifaat Pasha and his daughter Ayn-al-Hayat Rifaat, and Mohammed Ali Tewfik.

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References

Notes

  1. ^ "Hosh al-Pasha". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ^ Mosleh, Mariam (11 May 2018). "Hosh al-Basha at el Imam el Shafei to be restored". Egypt Today.
  3. ^ Kadi, Galila El; Bonnamy, Alain (2007). Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis. American University in Cairo Press. pp. 65, 299. ISBN 978-977-416-074-5.
  4. ^ a b Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 156–157.

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Muhammad Ali dynasty (1805–1953)
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