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Eternal Egypt: Al Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque was established as a Shi'ite school in the Fatimid era. It consisted of a court surrounded by three aisles, the largest of which is the prayer direction aisle.
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Eternal Egypt: Mahmudiyya Mosque
This mosque is located in Mohammad Ali Square, to the left of the road that leads to the Citadel. It is built on a rock mass above the level of the road and must be approached by ascending the stairs.
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Eternal Egypt: Al Mo'meny Oratory
This oratory is located at the beginning of Al-Sayeda Aisha Street from Al-Qala'a Square, in the direction of Al-Khalifa Police Station, which was known in earlier times as the Sultanate Square in Romaila. Deceased persons were carried...
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque of Aq Sunqur
The Mosque of Aq-Sunqur consists of four aisles. Its blue tiles at the prayer direction wall distinguish it. Therefore, it was called the Blue Mosque.
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Eternal Egypt: Amr Ibn Al as Mosque
As Egypt's most ancient Islamic mosque, the Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque was built in the age of the Islamic Conquest of Egypt. It has been subject to many changes in the subsequent Islamic eras.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque of Sultan Barsbay
Sultan Barsbay built this mosque in the area of Al-Khanqa in order to fulfill the vow he made when he left Egypt to conquer the island of Cyprus. The vow was that if God would preserve his life, he would populate the area in which this...
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque of Olgay Al Yusufi
The school of Olgay Al-Yusufi is situated in the street of Souk Al-Silah near the school of Al-Sultan Hassan and was built in the time of the Bahri Mamluks. It is considered to be the only school that has a foundation text in which the...
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Eternal Egypt: Queen Safeyah (Saf?a)mosque
The mosque is located in Safeyah Square by Mohammad Ali Street, near the Citadel. The mosque is constructed on an area that is above the level of the road; and therefore the three entrances are reached by ascending 18 semicircular steps.
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Eternal Egypt: Mosque of Al Tanbugha Al Mardani
The Mosque of Al-Tanbugha Al-Mardani consists of a central nave surrounded by four aisles. The deepest aisle is the prayer direction one.