MAUSOLEUM OF PRINCESS NIMETULLAH ISMAIL
daughter of Khedive Ismail, sister of King Fouad and wife of Ottoman officer/diplomat (ambassador to Berlin in 1913) Mahmut Mokhtar Pasha
aside from its aesthetic merits the Nimetullah Mokhtar mausoleum is noteworthy for having its inscriptions in Ottoman Arabic script long after the language reforms of 1924-5.
the Circassian-born wife of Khedive Ismail, Neshedil "joy of the soul" Kadinefendi, d. 26 January 1924 in Nice, France.
Neshedil's tomb sits in the center of the mausoleum flanked by the tombs of her two daughters
Princess Emina-Aziza Ismail d. 10 September 1931
Princess Nimetullah Ismail d. 21 June 1945 and husband Mahmoud Mokhtar Pasha d. March 1935
Princess Nimetullah "gift of God" was the youngest of Khedive Ismail's fourteen children
Princess Nimetullah's daughter Emine Mokhtar (Mrs Foat Tugay) authored the book Three Centuries chronicling court life in Egypt and Turkey
Neshedil's tomb flanked by her two daughters
photos by Anna Della Subin