The Holiest Mosque in Egypt

Located near the famous Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo and – as it was discovered during works on the mosque’s foundations in the 1900’s – on the remains of the Fatimid Caliphs cemetery in Cairo, the Al-Hussein mosque is considered as one of the holiest mosques in Egypt.

It is usually the sanctuary where the Egyptian president and other dignitaries pray on special occasions.

Most of the mosque was built around 1870; the panels on the mosque’s spectacular minaret date however to the 14th century. A more modern addition to the mosque are the large Teflon canopies that open to provide shade for worshippers who come to the mosque’s square for Friday prayer.