This is a list of mosques in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.
Cairo holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments of Islamic architecture in the world, and includes mosques and Islamic religious complexes from diverse historical periods. Many buildings were primarily designated as madrasas, khanqahs or mausoleums, rather than mosques; yet have nonetheless served as places of worship or prayer at some time or another, if not today.
List of mosques
NameImageYear (CE)PeriodNeighborhoodNotes Rashidun Fustat The oldest mosque in Africa; although the building has been rebuilt and modified many times after its foundation. Mosque of Ibn Tulun Abbasid Sayeda Zainab The oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. Al-Azhar Mosque Fatimid El-Hussein National mosque Jami al-Qarafa Mosque Fatimid Al-Qarafa Founded by Al-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya and her daughter, Sitt al-Malik Al-Hakim Mosque 1013 Fatimid Al-Mu'izz Street Named in honour of al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh Lulua Mosque Fatimid Muqattam Hills Exact date of establishment is disputed; extensively rebuilt in 1998. Juyushi Mosque 1085 Fatimid Muqattam Hills Described as a mashhad Aqmar Mosque Fatimid Al-Mu'izz Street An important monument of Fatimid architecture and of historic Cairo due to the exceptional decoration of its exterior façade and the innovative design of its floor plan. Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya 1133 Fatimid al-Khalifa One of the few and most important Fatimid-era preserved mausoleums in Cairo Al-Hussein Mosque 1154 Fatimid El-Hussein One of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt, with an eclectic mix of architectural styles. Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque 1160 Fatimid Al-Darb al-Ahmar Named in honour of Tala'i ibn Ruzzik, and is the last major Fatimid monument to have been built and survived. Mosque of al-Zahir Baybars 1269 Mamluk al-Husayniya Named in honour of al-Zahir Baybars al-Bunduqdari Qalawun Mosque 1285 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street(Bayn al-Qasrayn) An expanisive religious complex that includes a bimaristan (hospital), madrasa, mausoleum, and mosque, built by and named in honour of Sultan al-Mansur Qalawun Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad 1303 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street(Bayn al-Qasrayn) A madrasa and mausoleum named in honour of al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawu Khanqah of Baybars (II) al-Jashankir 1310 Mamluk al-Gamaliyya It is the oldest khanqah, or convent, that has survived in modern Cairo; named in honour of Baybars II Al-Nasir Muhammad Mosque 1318 Mamluk Cairo Citadel Named in honour of Al-Nasr Muhammad Madrasa of Amir Sunqur Sa'di 1321 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Established as a madrasa and mausoleum, later repurposed as a Mevlevi Sufi takiyya, and in the 20th century, as an Islamic museum Mosque of Amir al-Maridani 1339 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Built by Amir Altinbugha al-Maridani, with significant help from Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad Aqsunqur Mosque 1347 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Built by Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur and named in his honour; the site contains the mausoleum of Aqsunqur and his sons Shaykhu Mosque and Khanqah 1349 Mamluk Al-Saleeba Street A mosque and khanqah, completed in 1349 and 1355 respectively, founded by Sayf al-Din Shaykhu al-Nasiri, a Grand Emir. Mosque of Amir al-Sayf Sarghatmish 1356 Mamluk Al-Saleeba Street A madrasa, mosque, and mausoleum founded by Sayf al-Din Sarghatmish al-Nasiri. Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hasan 1362 Mamluk Salah al-Din Square Also known as the Mosque of Sultan Hassan Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban 1369 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Built by Sultan al-Ashraf Sha'ban in honour of his mother, Khawand Baraka Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Barquq 1386 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street(Bayn al-Qasrayn) Founded by Sultan al-Zahir Barquq and comprises a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanqah Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque 1395 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Founded by Mahmud al-Kurdi Amir Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Mosque 1407 Mamluk Al-Tambakshiya Street Founded by Jamal al-Din al-Ustadar Khanqah of Faraj ibn Barquq 1411 Mamluk Northern Cemetery Founded by an-Nasir Faraj ibn Barquq, considered one of Cairo's finest Mamluk architecture buildings Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi 1413 Mamluk Al-Saleeba Street Founded by Qanibay al-Muhammadi Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad 1421 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street Founded by Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh and comprises a mosque and madrasa Al Ashraf Mosque 1424 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street Founded by Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay and comprises a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum, and khanaqah Khanqah-Mausoleum of al-Ashraf Barsbay 1432 Mamluk Northern Cemetery Founded by Sultan Al-Ashraf Al-Barsbay and comprises a mausoleum, khanqah and mosque Mosque of Taghribardi 1440 Mamluk Al-Saleeba Street Founded by Amir Taghribird and comprises a mosque, madrasa, and khanaqah Funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay 1472 Mamluk Northern Cemetery Founded by al-Ashraf Qaytbay and comprises a mosque, former madrasa, mausoleum and residential structures, that is featured on the banknote Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque 1481 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar Founded by Sayf al-Din Qijmas al-Ishaqi; also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque Amir Khayrbak Funerary Complex 1502 Mamluk Al-Darb al-Ahmar The mausoleum was completed in 1502; and the mosque-madrasa completed in 1520 Mosque of Qani-Bay 1503 Mamluk Salah al-Din Square Founded by Qani-Bay al-Sayfi; featured on the banknote Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex 1503 Mamluk Al-Mu'izz Street Founded by Qansuh al-Ghuri; western part remains an active mosque, with the eastern part, a former khanqah-mausoleum, now a tourist site Demerdash Mosque 1523 Ottoman Al-Wayli Named in honour of Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Al-Amir, known as Shaykh Demerdash, who is buried in the mosque. Sulayman Pasha Mosque 1528 Ottoman Cairo Citadel Founded by Hadim Suleiman Pasha and named in his honour; contains the grave and shrine of Sariat al-Jabal It is the first mosque established in Egypt in Ottoman architectural style. Al-Mahmoudia Mosque 1567 Ottoman Salah al-Din Square Founded by Mahmud Pasha, contains his grave, and named in his honour Sinan Pasha Mosque Ottoman Boulaq, Downtown Founded by Koca Sinan Pasha and named in his honour Al-Burdayni Mosque 1629 Ottoman Al-Dawoudia Founded by Kareem al-din al-Bardayni and named in his honour Mosque of Abu al-Dhahab 1774 Ottoman El-Hussein Founded by Muhammad Bey Abu al-Dhahab and named in his honour Muhammad Ali Mosque 1830 Ottoman Cairo Citadel Founded by Muhammad Ali and named in his honour Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar 1839 Ottoman Muizz Street Contains a mosque, sabil, and kuttab, located at the beginning of Burjouan alley Al-Sayyida Nafisa Mosque 1897 Ottoman Northern Cemetery Present structure was built on the site of a 9th-century mosque-mausoleum Al-Rifa'i Mosque 1911 Ottoman Salah al-Din Square Also serves as the royal mausoleum of Muhammad Ali's family Sayyidah Zainab Mosque 1940 Modern Al-Saleeba Street Present structure was built on the site of an undated mausoleum; renovations in 1547 and 1768; rebuilt in 1940 Sayeda Aisha Mosque 1971 Modern Salah al-Din Square Present structure built on the site of a 14th-century mosque-madrasa; renovated in 1762; rebuilt in 1971 Rabaa al-Adawiya Mosque Modern Nasr City Location of the August 2013 Rabaa massacre where the mosque was partially destroyed; and subsequently rebuilt Al-Fath Mosque 1990 Modern Ramses Square, Downtown The minaret in the third largest minaret in the world Al-Rahman al-Rahim Mosque 2009 Modern Salah Salem, Abbassiya Islamic Cultural Center 2022 Modern New Administrative Capital Capacity for 137,000 worshippers; completed at a cost of
See also
Islam in Egypt List of buildings in Cairo List of mosques in Egypt
References
Bibliography O'Kane, Bernard (2016). The Mosques of Egypt. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press.