🕌 Aqmar Mosque

Egypt · Africa · 30.05°N, 31.26°E

The Aqmar Mosque or al-Aqmar Mosque, is a mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. Built as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125, the mosque is situated on what was once the main avenue and ceremonial heart of Cairo, known today as al-Mu'izz Street, in the immediate neighborhood of the former Fatimid caliphal palaces. The mosque is 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.

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Country	Egypt
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	30.05°N, 31.26°E · view on map

Aqmar Mosque is located in Egypt, in Africa.

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