Hosh al-Basha
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| Location | Fustat, Southern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
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| Built | A.D.1854 / 1271 A.H. |
| Built for | Muhammad Ali dynasty |
| Architectural style | 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
[edit | edit source]Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house several tombs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty’s family 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, Mohammed Ali Tewfik, Muhammad Ali’s sister Zubaida Khanum and her descendants from the Yeghen branch of the royal family
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Street view of the complex (seen from the northwest)
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One of the mausoleum chambers
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One of the mausoleum chambers
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One of the main domes
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Hosh El Basha : Egypt's Royal Cemetery, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFbaQAC5fg (in Arabic, but with visual tour of the mausoleum)
- Hosh al-Basha photo at Alamy
- Rulers of Egypt from the House of Mohammed Aly: https://web.archive.org/web/20080516115029/http://www.egy.com/P/royal/royaltree.html
- Kolkailah, Mai M., “Ḥūš al‑Bāšā: The Royal Cemetery in Cairo”, Annales Islamologiques 57, 2024, pp. 273-342. https://www.ifao.egnet.net/anisl/57/12
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