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located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
The mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence. The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque's construction start date as 876 AD, and the mosque's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 265 AH, or 879 AD.
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originally posted to Flickr as Ibn-Tulun mosque in Cairo
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Date |
2006-10-14 12:47:54
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Author |
N_Creatures
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Permission
(Reusing this image) |
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This image, which was originally posted to Flickr, was uploaded to Commons using Flickr upload bot on 02:09, 4 March 2008 (UTC) by Tarawneh. On that date it was licensed under the license below. |
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Reviewer |
Tarawneh |
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