Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay

Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay
خانقاه الأشرف برسباي
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationNorthern Cemetery, Cairo
CountryEgypt
Interactive map of Khanqah-Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay
Coordinates30°2′51″N 31°16′38″E / 30.04750°N 31.27722°E / 30.04750; 31.27722
Architecture
TypeIslamic funerary complex
StyleMamluk
FounderSultan al-Ashraf Barsbay
Completed1432
Specifications
Domes4:
  • 1 – mausoleum
  • 1 – zawiya
  • 2 – other tombs
Minaret1

The Khanqah and Mausoleum of Sultan Barsbay (Arabic: خانقاه الأشرف برسباي), also known as the Complex of Sultan Barsbay, is an Islamic funerary complex located in the historic Northern Cemetery of Cairo, Egypt. Built by Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in 1432, in addition to its overall layout and decoration, it is notable for the first stone domes in Cairo to be carved with geometric star patterns.