Hosh Al-Basha
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), 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.
Description
Hosh al-Pasha was built in 1854 to house several tombs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty’s family and devoted servants. 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.
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 husband Mustafa Bey(Yeghen branch), and other descendants from Muhammad Ali and his sister.
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Street view of the complex (seen from the northwest) -
One of the mausoleum chambers -
One of the mausoleum chambers -
One of the main domes
See also
References
Notes
- ^ "Hosh al-Pasha". Archnet. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ Mosleh, Mariam (11 May 2018). "Hosh al-Basha at el Imam el Shafei to be restored". Egypt Today.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. pp. 156–157.
External links
- 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
