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),^[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]

Hosh al-Basha
Location	Fustat, Southern Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	30.012069°N 31.257277°E / 30.012069; 31.257277
Built	A.D.1854 / 1271 A.H.
Built for	Muhammad Ali dynasty
Architectural style(s)	Ottoman architecture

Description

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

• Muhammad Ali dynasty family tree
• List of mausolea
• List of monarchs of the Muhammad Ali dynasty