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Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Address: Shara Tulun Bay, Cairo
Phone: no phone

Category: Religious Sites
Location: Cairo

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This huge congregational mosque was built in 879 by Ahmad Ibn Tulun with the intention of accommodating his entire army during Friday prayers. Separated from the streets around it with a ziyada (a walled-off space), the mosque covers an area of more than 6 acres. The vast courtyard is surrounded by four arcaded aisles. The soffits of the arches are covered in beautifully carved stucco, the first time this medium was used in Cairo. The minaret, the only one of its kind in Egypt, is modeled after the minarets of Samarra, with the zigguratlike stairs spiraling on the outside of the tower.

Cost: £e6

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