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To choose just one Egypt mosque to visit it may be a difficult
thing to do since there are so many interesting and captivating
mosques in Egypt. The most numerous mosques are in Cairo and
among the most important are: Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Mosque
of Amr ibn al-As, the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Al Hussein Mosque,
and Mosque of Muhammad Ali. The Mosque of Sultan Hassan was
built in 1363 AD and it is a masterpiece of architecture. The
burial hall, the staircase and the entrance portal are the most
interesting parts of the mosque. Mosque of Amr or the Mosque of
Amr ibn al-As was built from the order of general Amr ibn al-As
in 642 AD, being the first mosque ever built in Egypt and in the
entire Africa. The general`s son, Abdullah, is buried in one of
the mosque's corner. Unfortunately, nothing from the actual form
of the mosque is dating from the initially construction. The
Mosque of Ibn Tulun amazes the world by the fact that it is the
oldest mosque in Cairo that keeps its initially form. The mosque
was built between 876 AD and 879 AD. Al Hussein Mosque is
considered a significant holly Islamic place in Cairo. It was
built in 1154 in the Fatimid's cemetery. The oldest are of the
mosque, dating from the construction's year is the mausoleum.
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali - made by the Pasha with the same
name, in the memory of one of his sons, Tusun Pasha, who passed
away in 1816. The mosque is placed in the Cairo Citadel and was
built between1830-1848. The mosque has two twin minarets that
can be seen from all Cairo. |
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