List of mosques in Cairo
Cairo holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments of Islamic architecture in the world, and includes mosques and Islamic religious complexes from diverse historical periods. Many buildings were primarily designated as madrasas, khanqahs or even mausoleums rather than mosques, but have nonetheless served as places of worship or prayer at some time or another, if not today.[1]
Rashidunids
| Name | Images | Year | Neighborhood | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosque of Amr ibn al-As |  |
642 | 30°0′36.50″N 31°13′59.38″E |
The oldest mosque in Africa. (Although the building has been rebuilt and modified many times after its foundation.) |
Abbasids
| Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosque of ibn Tulun |  |
884 | 30°01′44″N 31°14′58″E |
The oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area |
Fatimids
| Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Azhar Mosque | .jpg) |
969 | 30.0457°N 31.2627°E |
National mosque |
| Al-Hakim Mosque |  |
1013 | ||
| Lulua Mosque |  |
1015 | ||
| Juyush Mosque |  |
1085 | ||
| Al-Hussein Mosque |  |
1154 | 30°2′52″N 31°15′47″E |
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| Aqmar Mosque |  |
1125 | ||
| Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya |  |
1133 | ||
| Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque |  |
1160 |
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Ottomans and Alawiyya Dynasty
| Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demerdash Mosque |  |
1523 | ||
| Sulayman Pasha Mosque |  |
1528 | ||
| Mosque of Mahmud Pasha (al-Mahmudiyya) |  |
1567 | ||
| Sinan Pasha Mosque |  |
1571 | ||
| Al-Burdayni Mosque |  |
1629 | ||
| Mosque of Abu Dahab |  |
1774 | ||
| Mosque of Muhammad Ali |  |
1830 | ||
| Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar |  |
1839 | ||
| Sayeda Zainab Mosque |  |
1887 (present building) | ||
| Sayeda Aisha Mosque |  |
1895 (present building) | ||
| Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque |  |
1897 (present building) | ||
| Al-Rifa'i Mosque |  |
1911 |
Modern
| Name | Images | Year | District | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque | .jpg) |
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| Al-Fath Mosque |  |
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References
Cited:
General:
- Behrens-Absouseif, Doris (1989). Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction. Leiden, the Netherlands: E.J. Brill.
- O'Kane, Bernard (2016). The Mosques of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.
- Williams, Caroline (2018). Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.
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