Category:Al-Azhar Mosque

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The Mosque of al-Azhar was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilly, the Fatimid conqueror of Egypt, in 970 as the congregational mosque for the new city of al-Qahira. The first khutba was delivered from its minbar in 972 and a university was established there in 988.[1]

This is a category about a monument in Egypt identified by the ID

EG-C-004

Al-Azhar Mosque

Al Azhar Mosque Interior (2346945969).jpg

mosque in Egypt

Instance of

Location

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Architectural style

Islamic architecture

Authority control

VIAF ID: 133058085

30° 02′ 45.13″ N, 31° 15′ 45.91″ E

Subcategories

This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.

► Al-Azhar Mosque by decade‎ (2 C)
► Al-Azhar University‎ (12 C, 18 F)
► Al-Azhar Mosque by year‎ (14 C)

A

► Al-Azhar hypostyle prayer hall‎ (15 F)
► Al-Azhar Mosque in art‎ (1 F)

C

► Courtyard of Al-Azhar Mosque‎ (49 F)

M

► Minarets around Al-Azhar Mosque‎ (1 C, 37 F)

Media in category "Al-Azhar Mosque"

The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.

Azhar flooplan.svg 811 × 837; 165 KB
Gamal Abd El-Nasser inside Al-Azhar Mosque.jpg 194 × 222; 76 KB
Islam, a challenge to faith; studies on the Mohammedan religion and the needs and opportunities of the Mohammedan world from the standpoint of Christian missions (1907) (14591611109).jpg 2,896 × 1,764; 509 KB
Lamp of Aqbugha, about 1340. Albert and Victoria Museum2.jpg 4,592 × 3,056; 3.55 MB
Lamp of Aqbugha.jpg 3,056 × 4,592; 4.41 MB

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