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Founded in 972 by the Fatimid caliphs, this mosque had a university added in 988. Since this period, the "Sorbonne of the Muslim World" has hosted thousands of students from around the world to its Nasr City campus. Its library alone is home to over 70 000 volumes. Today, Al-Azhar continues to be the highest religious authority in Egypt. Only the mosque itself is open to visitors.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide122 m - Al-Qahirah
- The Green Guide166 m - Sharie Muizz li-Din Allah, Al-Qahirah
- The Green Guide174 m - Al-Qahirah
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Where to sleepnearby
- From US$275Le Riad Hotel de Charme685 m - 114 Muiz Li Din Allah, Cairo
- From US$14Victory Of Downtown Hotel1.57 km - 56 Kasr Al Nile, Al Fawalah, Abdeen, Cairo Downtown, 4th Floor, Cairo
- From US$15City Hostel1.6 km - Ali Al Kasar Street, Cairo
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