Cairo, Egypt
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. Built between 876 and 879 CE by its namesake, Ahmad ibn Tulun, it is the oldest well-preserved mosque in Egypt. Its design was inspired by the 9th-century mosques of Samarra in Iraq, the Abbasid capital at the time, making it an important representative of classical Abbasid architecture.
- City
- Cairo
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Cairo
- Giza pyramid complex
- Egyptian Museum
- Khan el-Khalili
- Cairo Citadel
- Great Pyramid of Giza
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Cairo
Background: Wikipedia