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Al-Rifa'i Mosque

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Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Mosque· Tourist attraction

Al-Rifa'i Mosque Reviews | Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Al-Rifa'i Mosque is located in Cairo Governorate, Egypt on El-Refaey, El-Darb El-Ahmar. Al-Rifa'i Mosque is rated 4.8 out of 5 in the category mosque in Egypt.

Address

El-Refaey, El-Darb El-Ahmar

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

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Nezaro Salah

Amazing visit first time for me and I did enjoed the masjed allot I would suggest it for every one to visit you can release all the negative energy and relax the atmosphere there

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Marina A

The mosque was built in the 19th century. Hoshiyar Qadin, her son Isma'il Pasha, Sultan Hussein Kamel, Sultan and King Fouad I, and King Farouk are buried in chambers in this mosque

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Sizi Matthews Botsime

The mosque is beautiful and has a rich history.

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Noha Azab

This mosque - built during the reign of khedive Ismaiel - is the resting place of many of the royal family along with mohammad reza pahlavi. It holds their impressive mausolea and is a very interesting place to visit.

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Galal Atef

Masjed of Al-Rifa'i placed in a very magnificent area of old Cairo where you can recognise, touch and feel easily through the architectures/building how the old Cairo was pretty - and Masjed Al-Refa'i is one of this architecture. inside it is a big enough to have all visitors without feeling of congustion, also out side there is a place where no vehicles movement, so you can have some rest and feel a nice a atmosphere even at summer hot days. Also it came in the strategic position between many others ancient places like Masjed Al-Sulatan Hassan, Salah AlDin Citadel and Masjed Mohamed Ali, also you can easily pick on of many bublic transportation direct at front of the Masjed to almost every where in cairo مسجد الرفاعى مكان رائع جدا تقدر تشوف فيه طابع المباني والعماره وتقدر تستشف ازاى كان طابع المكان زمان والأجواء المحيطة فى القاهرة القديمة ، الجامع من الداخل واسع ويتسع لإعداد كبيرة من المصلين والزائرين دون الشعور بالزحام ، كمان خارج الجامع في مكان ممنوع مرور فيه العربات فممكن اى حد يقعد ويستمع بالوقت وخاصة فى الصيف والايام الحر لان بيكون الجو هناك معتدل . كمان موقع الجامع فى قلب القاهرة القديمة و هو ملاصق لاماكن اخري اثرية و مهمه زى جامع السلطان حسن و قلعة صلاح الدين ومسجد محمد على و بتعدي من أمامه مواصلات لمعظم اماكن القاهرة.

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Amina Alhalawany

No matter how many times you have been there, every time you will find new details to observe and new stories to figure out ! One of our precious places in Cairo!

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ahmed attia

The Al-Rifa'i Mosque was constructed in two phases over the period between 1869 and 1912 when it was finally completed.It was originally commissioned by Hoshiyar Qadin, the mother of the 19th century Khedive Isma'il Pasha to expand and replace the preexisting zawiya (shrine) of the medieval Islamic saint Ahmed al-Rifa'i. The zawiya was a pilgrimage site for locals who believed that the tomb had mystical healing properties. Hoshiyar envisioned a dual purpose for the new structure as a house for Sufi relics and a mausoleum for the royal family of Egypt. Over the course of its construction the architect, design, and purpose were changed. The original architect was Hussein Fahri Pasha, a distant cousin in the dynasty founded by Muhammad Ali of Egypt in 1803. He died during the first phase of construction, and work was halted after Khedive Isma'il Pasha abdicated in 1880. Hoshiyar Qadin herself died in 1885, and work was not resumed until 1905 when the Khedive, Abbas II of Egypt, ordered its completion. Work was supervised by the Hungarian architect Max Herz, head of the Committee for the Conservation of Arab Monuments in Cairo. The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret. The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saOints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari. The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret. The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari

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منة الله

One of the prettiest Masajed ever

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