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Mosque of Ibn Tulun. 884. Sayeda Zainab. 30°01′44″N 31°14′58″E. / 30.02889°N 31.24944°E / 30.02889; 31.24944. The oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
642. The third oldest mosque in Egypt. Mosque of Ibn Tulun. Cairo. 30°01′44″N 31°14′58″E. / 30.02889°N 31.24944°E / 30.02889; 31.24944. 879. The oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Mosque of Amir al-Sayf Sarghatmish.
15,600 m 2 (168,000 sq ft) [ 1] Al-Azhar Mosque ( Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized : al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic: جامع الأزهر, romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar ), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city.
The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin ( Arabic: قلعة صلاح الدين, romanized : Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic -era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian rulers. It was the seat of government in Egypt and the residence of its rulers for nearly ...
The al-Hussein Mosque[ 1][ 2] or al-Husayn Mosque, [ 3][ 4] also known as the Mosque of al-Imam al-Husayn[ 4] ( Arabic: مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين) and the Mosque of Sayyidna al-Husayn, [ 5][ 6] is a mosque and mausoleum of Husayn ibn Ali, originally built in 1154, and then later reconstructed in 1874. [ 7] The mosque is located in ...
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan ( Arabic: مسجد ومدرسة السلطان حسن) is a monumental mosque and madrasa located in Salah al-Din Square in the historic district of Cairo, Egypt. It was built between 1356 and 1363 during the Bahri Mamluk period, commissioned by Sultan an-Nasir Hasan. The mosque was considered remarkable for ...
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque ( Arabic: مَسْجِد عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ, romanized : Masjid ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ) is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Named after the Arab Muslim commander Amr ibn al-As, the mosque was originally built in 641–642 CE as the center of the newly founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure ...
1. Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque ( Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلسَّيِّدَة زَيْنَب, romanized : Masjid As-Sayyidah Zaynab) is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt, and constitutes one of the most important and biggest mosques in the history of Egypt. The name is an honor to Sayyidah Zaynab bint Ali, one of the daughters of Ali, fourth ...