Al-Taqwa

Al-Taqwa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this mosque or dargah: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Al-Taqwa

Season: Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest.

Busiest days: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri packed · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Al-Taqwa: timings and tips

Typical hours: Mosques are open for the daily prayers; visitors are usually welcome between them, except Friday midday. These are typical for mosques & dargahs in Egypt; hours for this mosque or dargah are not listed yet. If you know them, post an update.

• Cover shoulders and knees; women usually cover their hair.
• Take off your shoes before the prayer hall.

How to reach Al-Taqwa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.05937, 31.30298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Al-Taqwa

• Unknown Soldier Memorial · attraction · Cairo · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Al-Nour · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Abbasiyya Synagogue · attraction · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay · fort · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sakakini Palace · fort · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Heliopolis Presidential Palace · fort · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mosque Al HakIm Bi Amr Allah · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Baron Empain Palace · fort · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar · fort · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hussein Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Al-Aqmar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Samaan The Tanner Monastery · church · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• El Azhar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madrasa and Khanqa of Sultan Barquq · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Nagm Al-Din Ayyub · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see

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Other mosques & dargahs near Al-Taqwa

• Rabaa Al-Adaweya Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Al-Nour · dargah · Cairo · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mosque Al HakIm Bi Amr Allah · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sultan Alzahir Bebars Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hussein Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Al-Aqmar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• El Azhar Mosque · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madrasa and Khanqa of Sultan Barquq · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan Al-Salih Nagm Al-Din Ayyub · dargah · Cairo · ~5 km · Must-see

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