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]
Jami al-Qarafa Mosque		976	Fatimid	Al-Qarafa	Founded by Al-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya and her daughter, Sitt al-Malik [6]
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 [7] [8]
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; [9] [10] 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. [11]
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 [12]
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. [13]
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  [14]
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 [15]
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  [16]
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 30°03′6″N31°15′50″E / 30.05167°N 31.26389°E / 30.05167; 31.26389	It is the oldest khanqah , or convent, that has survived in modern Cairo; named in honour of Baybars II [17]
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 [18] [19]
Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di		1321	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°01′59″N31°15′14″E / 30.033122257797206°N 31.253911689287595°E / 30.033122257797206; 31.253911689287595	Established as a madrasa and mausoleum, later repurposed as a Mevlevi Sufi takiyya , and in the 20th century, as an Islamic museum [1] : 134–135  [20]
Mosque of Amir al-Maridani		1339	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260	Built by Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani, with significant help from Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad [21]
Aqsunqur Mosque		1347	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260	Built by Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur and named in his honour; the site contains the mausoleum of Aqsunqur and his sons [11]
Shaykhu Mosque and Khanqah		1349	Mamluk	Al-Saleeba Street 30°01′50″N31°15′11″E / 30.030511°N 31.252956°E / 30.030511; 31.252956	A mosque and khanqah, completed in 1349 and 1355 respectively, founded by Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri, a Grand Emir. [16] [22]
Mosque of Amir al-Sayf Sarghatmish		1356	Mamluk	Al-Saleeba Street 30°01′49″N31°15′05″E / 30.030385°N 31.251284°E / 30.030385; 31.251284	A madrasa, mosque, and mausoleum founded by Sayf al-Din Sarghatmish al-Nasiri. [16] [23]
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan		1362	Mamluk	Salah al-Din Square 30°01′57″N31°15′25″E / 30.032495612245665°N 31.257015464682603°E / 30.032495612245665; 31.257015464682603	Also known as the Mosque of Sultan Hassan [4] : 125–129
Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban		1369	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′14″N31°15′34″E / 30.03722°N 31.25944°E / 30.03722; 31.25944	Built by Sultan al-Ashraf Sha'ban in honour of his mother, Khawand Baraka [1]
Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq		1386	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street (Bayn al-Qasrayn) 30°03′1″N31°15′41″E / 30.05028°N 31.26139°E / 30.05028; 31.26139	Founded by Sultan al-Zahir Barquq and comprises a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanqah [24] [25]
Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque		1395	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′28″N31°15′27″E / 30.04111°N 31.25750°E / 30.04111; 31.25750	Founded by Mahmud al-Kurdi [1]
Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque		1407	Mamluk	Al-Tambakshiya Street 30°03′03″N31°15′48″E / 30.050778°N 31.263227°E / 30.050778; 31.263227	Founded by Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar
Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq		1411	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery 30°02′57″N31°16′44″E / 30.0491°N 31.2788°E / 30.0491; 31.2788	Founded by an-Nasir Faraj ibn Barquq, considered one of Cairo's finest Mamluk architecture buildings [16] : 231–237  [1] : 281–283
Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi		1413	Mamluk	Al-Saleeba Street 30°01′51″N31°15′15″E / 30.030743°N 31.254103°E / 30.030743; 31.254103	Founded by Qanibay al-Muhammadi [26]
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad		1421	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street 30°02′35″N31°15′27″E / 30.04306°N 31.25750°E / 30.04306; 31.25750	Founded by Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh and comprises a mosque and madrasa [16] [27]
Al Ashraf Mosque		1424	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street 30°02′51″N31°15′28″E / 30.0474403°N 31.2578523°E / 30.0474403; 31.2578523	Founded by Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay and comprises a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanaqah [28] : 215–217
Khanqah-Mausoleum of al-Ashraf Barsbay		1432	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery 30°2′51″N31°16′38″E / 30.04750°N 31.27722°E / 30.04750; 31.27722	Founded by Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay and comprises a mausoleum, khanqah and mosque [29]
Mosque of Taghribardi		1440	Mamluk	Al-Saleeba Street 30°01′50″N31°15′05″E / 30.030595°N 31.251524°E / 30.030595; 31.251524	Founded by Amir Taghribird and comprises a mosque, madrasa, and khanaqah [30]
Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay		1472	Mamluk	Northern Cemetery 30°02′38″N31°16′30″E / 30.0439°N 31.2749°E / 30.0439; 31.2749	Founded by al-Ashraf Qaytbay and comprises a mosque, former madrasa, mausoleum and residential structures, that is featured on the E£ 1 banknote [31] : 244
Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque		1481	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260	Founded by Sayf al-Din Qijmas al-Ishaqi; also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque [32]
Amir Khayrbak Funerary Complex		1502	Mamluk	Al-Darb al-Ahmar 30°02′10″N31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E / 30.036; 31.260	The mausoleum was completed in 1502; and the mosque-madrasa completed in 1520 [33]
Mosque of Qani-Bay		1503	Mamluk	Salah al-Din Square 30°01′56″N31°15′28″E / 30.0322°N 31.2579°E / 30.0322; 31.2579	Founded by Qani-Bay al-Sayfi; [34] featured on the E£ 200 banknote
Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex		1503	Mamluk	Al-Mu'izz Street 30°2′46″N31°15′36″E / 30.04611°N 31.26000°E / 30.04611; 31.26000	Founded by Qansuh al-Ghuri; western part remains an active mosque, with the eastern part, a former khanqah-mausoleum, now a tourist site [35]
Demerdash Mosque		1523	Ottoman	Al-Wayli 30°04′31″N31°16′38″E / 30.075166°N 31.277294°E / 30.075166; 31.277294	Named in honour of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Al-Amir, known as Shaykh Demerdash, who is buried in the mosque. [36]
Sulayman Pasha Mosque		1528	Ottoman	Cairo Citadel 30°03′29″N31°13′44″E / 30.05806°N 31.22889°E / 30.05806; 31.22889	Founded by Hadim Suleiman Pasha and named in his honour; contains the grave and shrine of Sariat al-Jabal [37] It is the first mosque established in Egypt in Ottoman architectural style. [38]
Al-Mahmoudia Mosque		1567	Ottoman	Salah al-Din Square 30°01′54″N31°15′28″E / 30.031608°N 31.257721°E / 30.031608; 31.257721	Founded by Mahmud Pasha, contains his grave, and named in his honour [39]
Sinan Pasha Mosque		c. 1571	Ottoman	Boulaq, Downtown 30°03′44″N31°13′46″E / 30.062109°N 31.229399°E / 30.062109; 31.229399	Founded by Koca Sinan Pasha and named in his honour [11] :  161-162
Al-Burdayni Mosque		1629	Ottoman	Al-Dawoudia 30°01′34″N31°15′14″E / 30.0259745°N 31.2537894°E / 30.0259745; 31.2537894	Founded by Kareem al-din al-Bardayni and named in his honour [40]
Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab		1774	Ottoman	El-Hussein 30°02′46″N31°15′42″E / 30.046066°N 31.261755°E / 30.046066; 31.261755	Founded by Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab and named in his honour [1] : 200–202
Muhammad Ali Mosque		1830	Ottoman	Cairo Citadel 30°01′43″N31°15′35″E / 30.028611°N 31.259722°E / 30.028611; 31.259722	Founded by Muhammad Ali and named in his honour [41]
Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar		1839	Ottoman	Muizz Street 30°03′09″N31°15′43″E / 30.052445°N 31.261878°E / 30.052445; 31.261878	Contains a mosque, sabil, and kuttab, located at the beginning of Burjouan alley [42]
Al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque		1897	Ottoman	Northern Cemetery 30°01′21″N31°15′08″E / 30.022499°N 31.252136°E / 30.022499; 31.252136	Present structure was built on the site of a 9th-century mosque-mausoleum [1] : 147–148
Al-Rifa'i Mosque		1911	Ottoman	Salah al-Din Square 30°9′17″N31°18′37″E / 30.15472°N 31.31028°E / 30.15472; 31.31028	Also serves as the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family [43]
Sayyidah Zainab Mosque		1940	Modern	Al-Saleeba Street 30°1′54″N31°14′31″E / 30.03167°N 31.24194°E / 30.03167; 31.24194	Present structure was built on the site of an undated mausoleum; renovations in 1547 and 1768; rebuilt in 1940 [44]
Sayeda Aisha Mosque		1971	Modern	Salah al-Din Square 30°01′29″N31°15′24″E / 30.024675°N 31.256782°E / 30.024675; 31.256782	Present structure built on the site of a 14th-century mosque-madrasa; renovated in 1762; rebuilt in 1971 [45]
Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque		c. 1970s	Modern	Nasr City 30°04′00″N31°19′33″E / 30.0668°N 31.3258°E / 30.0668; 31.3258	Location of the August 2013 Rabaa massacre where the mosque was partially destroyed; [46] and subsequently rebuilt
Al-Fath Mosque		1990	Modern	Ramses Square, Downtown 30°03′35″N31°14′46″E / 30.059846°N 31.246056°E / 30.059846; 31.246056	The 130 m-tall (430 ft) minaret in the third largest minaret in the world [47]
Al-Rahman al-Rahim Mosque		2009	Modern	Salah Salem, Abbassiya 30°03′41″N31°16′59″E / 30.0615186°N 31.2829897°E / 30.0615186; 31.2829897
Islamic Cultural Center		2022	Modern	New Administrative Capital	Capacity for 137,000 worshippers; completed at a cost of E£ 800 million [48]

See also

• Egypt portal
• Islam portal

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

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