List of mosques in Cairo

Cairo skyline featuring numerous minarets.

This is a list of mosques in Cairo , the capital city of Egypt.

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 mausoleums, rather than mosques; yet have nonetheless served as places of worship or prayer at some time or another, if not today. ^[1]

List of mosques

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Name	Image	Year (CE)	Period	Neighborhood	Notes
Amr ibn al-As Mosque		642	Rashidun	Fustat 30°0′37″N31°13′59″E / 30.01028°N 31.23306°E / 30.01028; 31.23306	The oldest mosque in Africa; although the building has been rebuilt and modified many times after its foundation. [2] [3]
Mosque of Ibn Tulun		884	Abbasid	Sayeda Zainab 30°01′44″N31°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. [4]
Al-Azhar Mosque		969	Fatimid	El-Hussein 30°02′45″N31°15′46″E / 30.0457°N 31.2627°E / 30.0457; 31.2627	National mosque [5]
Al-Hakim Mosque		1013	Fatimid	Al-Mu'izz Street 30°03′16″N31°15′50″E / 30.05444°N 31.26389°E / 30.05444; 31.26389	Named in honour of al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh [6] [7]
Lulua Mosque		c. 1015	Fatimid	Muqattam Hills 30°01′11″N31°16′05″E / 30.01986°N 31.268187°E / 30.01986; 31.268187	Exact date of establishment is disputed; [8] [9] extensively rebuilt in 1998.
Juyushi Mosque		1085	Fatimid	Muqattam Hills 30°01′19″N31°16′07″E / 30.021992°N 31.2685°E / 30.021992; 31.2685	Described as a mashhad [1] : 163–164
Aqmar Mosque		c. 1126	Fatimid	Al-Mu'izz Street 30°03′06″N31°15′43″E / 30.051667°N 31.261944°E / 30.051667; 31.261944	An important monument of Fatimid architecture and of historic Cairo due to the exceptional decoration of its exterior façade and the innovative design of its floor plan. [10]
Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya		1133	Fatimid	al-Khalifa 30°01′32″N31°15′7″E / 30.02556°N 31.25194°E / 30.02556; 31.25194	One of the few and most important Fatimid-era preserved mausoleums in Cairo [11]
Al-Hussein Mosque		1154	Fatimid	El-Hussein 30°2′52″N31°15′47″E / 30.04778°N 31.26306°E / 30.04778; 31.26306	One of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt, with an eclectic mix of architectural styles. [12]
Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque		1160	Fatimid	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′32″N31°15′28″E / 30.04222°N 31.25778°E / 30.04222; 31.25778	Named in honour of Tala'i ibn Ruzzik, and is the last major Fatimid monument to have been built and survived. [1] : 124–126  [13]
Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars		1269	Mamluk	al-Husayniya 30°03′44″N31°15′48″E / 30.0623°N 31.2634°E / 30.0623; 31.2634	Named in honour of al-Zahir Baybars al-Bunduqdari [14]
Qalawun Mosque		1285	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street (Bayn al-Qasrayn) 30°02′58″N31°15′39″E / 30.049528°N 31.260972°E / 30.049528; 31.260972	An expanisive religious complex that includes a bimaristan (hospital), madrasa, mausoleum, and mosque, built by and named in honour of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun [1] : 219–224  [15]
Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad		1303	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street (Bayn al-Qasrayn) 30°02′59″N31°15′40″E / 30.0497504112967°N 31.26106369365175°E / 30.0497504112967; 31.26106369365175	A madrasa and mausoleum named in honour of al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawu [1] : 225–226
Khanqah of Baybars (II) al-Jashankir		1310	Mamluk	al-Gamaliyya
Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque		1318	Mamluk	Cairo Citadel 30°01′45″N31°15′39″E / 30.029151°N 31.260945°E / 30.029151; 31.260945	Named in honour of Al-Nasr Muhammad [16] [17]
Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di		1321	Mamluk
Mosque of Amir al-Maridani		1339	Mamluk	El-Darb El-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260
Aqsunqur Mosque		1347	Mamluk	El-Darb El-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260
Shaykhu Mosque		1349	Mamluk
Mosque of Amir al-Sayf Sarghatmish		1356	Mamluk	Sayeda Zainab
Mosque of Sultan Hassan		1362	Mamluk
Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban		1369	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar
Mosque of Sultan Barquq		1386	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street (Bayn al-Qasrayn)
Mosque of Mahmud al-Kurdi		1395	Mamluk
Mosque of Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar		1407	Mamluk
Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq		1411	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery
Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi		1413	Mamluk
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad		1420	Mamluk
Mosque-Madrasa of al-Ashraf Barsbay		1424	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street
Khanqah-Mausoleum of al-Ashraf Barsbay		1432	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery
Mosque of Taghribardi		1440	Mamluk
Mosque-Mausoleum complex of al-Ashraf Qaytbay		1472	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery
Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque		1481	Mamluk	El-Darb El-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260
Khayrbak Mosque		1502	Mamluk	El-Darb El-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260
Mosque of Qani-Bay		1503	Mamluk
Al-Ghuri Mosque		1503	Mamluk	El-Hussein 30°2′46″N31°15′36″E / 30.04611°N 31.26000°E / 30.04611; 31.26000
Demerdash Mosque		1523	Ottoman
Sulayman Pasha Mosque		1528	Ottoman	Cairo Citadel
Mosque of Mahmud Pasha (al-Mahmudiyya)		1567	Ottoman
Sinan Pasha Mosque		1571	Ottoman	Bulaq
Al-Burdayni Mosque		1629	Ottoman
Mosque of Abu Dahab		1774	Ottoman	El-Hussein
Mosque of Muhammad Ali		1830	Ottoman	Cairo Citadel
Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar		1839	Ottoman
Sayyidah Zainab Mosque		1887	Ottoman	Sayeda Zainab	Present building dates from 1887
Sayeda Aisha Mosque		1895	Ottoman	al-Khalifa	Present building dates from 1895
Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque		1897	Ottoman	al-Khalifa	Present building dates from 1897
Al-Rifa'i Mosque		1911	Ottoman
Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque			Modern
Al-Fath Mosque			Modern

See also

• Egypt portal
• Islam portal

• Islam in Egypt
• List of buildings in Cairo
• List of mosques in Egypt

References

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