Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Tolon, El-Sayeda Zainab
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This is a very old and historical mosque see wiki or other webpages for specific details. It has a single Minaret & 2 Domes. Beautiful artwork all over cannot be missed. No entry ticket, offer 15-20 minutes to explore. Upon entry they will ask for two types of donation, one for the mosque and one for the caretakers. Even if you give the donation to one of the 2 is fine. Upon entering the mosque you will need to wear plastic over your shoes/sandals since it is a mosque. The mosque is not very clean and been maintained well and hence you can pray here but best to do wudu elsewhere since the wudu area is quite hidden. This mosque is magnificent for being built in 8th century. Now it's almost abandoned and forgotten. You would only find some tourists here. The people looking after this temple force you to wear dirty shoe cover and donation. After a quick browse around you can visit the minaret from the other side of the building, entry is just below the minaret. Getting to the entrance of the mosque is a bit tricky and you may have to go around the mosque to see the police cars which is the entry gate to the mosque.
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My new visit to Mosque of Ibn Tulun ( Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون\u200e) it is located in Cairo, Egypt and It is the oldest mosque in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa which still surviving in its full original form... It is also categorized as the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
An old mosque that was built by the architect Saiid Ibn Kateb Al-Farghany in the Abbasid era during the rule of Ahmed Ibn Tulun. It was built without using single column in the construction, the only 2 columns are that of the mihrab.
one of the oldest mosques that remained on its original state in egypt since the early abbasy and tolony era , this mosque was built buy the turkish ruler ahmed ibn tolon , in his new capital al qattae “ القطائع" to rule egypt
Such an incredible place, definitely put it on a map of places you want to visit while in Cairo, you will not regret it...and you can climb on the minaret and the view from there is more than amazing...
One of most beautiful mosques in Cairo. Free to visit with no ticket charge. Mosque closed at 3:30 pm so try to visit it early and go up to mazana where you can see beautiful top view of old cairo :)
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون\u200e, : Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is the oldest mosque in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Since Ibn Tulun Mosque has much open space, it boasts both sunlight and shadows. It is built around an open square courtyard which allows natural light to travel through. Ibn Tulun Mosque features Samarra style - its decorations being created from carved stucco and wood. This mosque is a popular tourist attraction. *free visit with no tickets charge Ask for maazna to go up at the top and see ancient cairo
It's amazing mosque and good place to visit and there is a lot of places surrounded
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