Book your tickets online for mosque of ibn tulun, cairo. An article about the mosque of cordova cordoba taken from the book arabian. Autorite du tourisme egyptienne mosquee dibn tulun. Krism, creative commons ibn tulun mosque holds the record of the oldest and largest mosque in cairo city with its original form intact. He was born in baghdad, the son of a turkish slave of mongol origin owned by the caliph, almamun. See all 31 mosque of ibn tulun tours on tripadvisor. Best cairo private holiday package to giza pyramids, coptic and islamic attractions in old cairo. Originally a turkic slavesoldier, in 868 ibn tulun was sent to egypt as governor by the abbasid caliph. Of course the main source on islamic architecture was, and still is, the rare books and.
In cairo, comparing carving techniques at the mosque of ibn tulun on the fatimid mihrab of. Media in category mosque of ibn tulun in art the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total. See all 29 mosque of ibn tulun tours on tripadvisor. As the result, as opposed to the mezquita in cordoba and the great mosque in. Private halfday tour to city of the dead and mosque of ibn tulun in cairo. The ibn tulun mosque was completed in 879 ad on mount yashkur in a settlement named alqatai by the founder of egypts tulunid dynasty 868905 ad, ahmad ibn tulun. Kairouan alminar san francisco ferry, building, travel, islamic art, buildings. Since ibn tulun mosque has lots of open space, it brings in a lot of sun and shadows. Ibn tulun, the turkic general dispatched from the abbasid dynasty of bagdad in the 9th century, governed egypt and syria as the amir governor. This structure is a representative of the islamic belief still.
The mosque of ibn tulun is located in cairo, egypt. The minaret of the mosque of ibn tulun in cairo, which features a helical. Figlio duno schiavo comperato dal wali di bukhara per il califfo abbaside alma. The mosque of ibn tulun was constructed by ahmed ibn tulun between ad 876 and 879 and modeled on. He was sent to egypt in 868 as governor of alfustat, but within. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund.
This mosque was built for ahmad ibn tulun, son of a turkish slave of the abbasid caliph almamun. It was under the reign of ahmad ibn tulun that egypts status changed from a provincial abbasid caliphate to that of an independent state. Foto acerca musulmanes, egipto, ruegue, boveda, exterior, historia, espacio, cairo, islam, religion, copia, azul, fondo, mezquita. It is holds the title of 3rd largest mosque with overall area of 26, 318 square meters. We recommend booking mosque of ibn tulun tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Alqatai was about two kilometers from the old community of fustat. It is the oldest mosque in egypt and africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in cairo in terms of land area. The mosque of ibn tulun, cairo, egypt is the second oldest mosque in egypt and africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in cairo in terms of land area.
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