Al-Azhar Mosque Old

Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Its name is usually thought to derive from az-Za…
Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970, it was the first mosque established in a city that eventually earned the nickname "the City of a Thousand Minarets". Its name is usually thought to derive from az-Zahrāʾ, a title given to Fatimah, the daughter of Muhammad.
  • Location: Cairo, Egypt
  • Capacity: 20,000
  • Affiliation: Islam
  • Branch/tradition: Sunni Islam
  • Leadership: Ahmad al-Tayyeb
  • Style: Islamic architecture, Fatimid, Mamluk
  • Date established: 972

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