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The oldest mosque in Cairo to have retained its original appearance (9C). Entirely in brick and surrounded by a parapet walk, the edifice has a huge, stunning square courtyard lined with a portico (note the intrados of the arches decorated with delicate geometrical motifs). Admire the stone minaret, a smaller-scale version of the one in Samarra, Iraq, which boasts the only helicoidal outer staircase in Egypt.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide542 m - Rue Al-Salbiyya, Al-Qahirah
- The Green Guide746 m - Midan Salah al-Din, Al-Qahirah
- The Green Guide844 m - Midan Salah al-Din, Al-Qahirah
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Where to sleepnearby
- From US$54Two-Bedroom Apartment at Mohamed Farid Street1.53 km - 46 Mohammed Farid Street, Down Town, Cairo
- From US$17Osiris Hotel Cairo1.7 km - 49 Nobar Street, Downtown, Bab El Louk, Cairo
- From US$7Cecilia Hostel1.86 km - 47 El Falaky Street, Cairo
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