Al-Azhar Mosque
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Al-Azhar Mosque, known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in the historic Islamic core of the city of Cairo, Egypt. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE, it was the
Main courtyard of the mosque
The courtyard of the mosque, dating to the Fatimid period. Above, the minarets date from the Mamluk period. From left to right: the double-finial minaret of Qansuh al-Ghuri, the minaret of Qaytbay, and the minaret of Aqbugha (behind the dome).
The dome above the entrance to the prayer hall, crafted around 1138 under al-Hafiz
Wooden mihrab in the al-Azhar Mosque with dedicatory inscription and inset carved wooden panels, 1125
Al-Azhar University
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Al-Azhar University is a public university in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970, and associated with the Al-Azhar Al-Sharif religious institution in Islamic Cairo, it is Egypt's oldest degree-granting univ
The courtyard of the Al-Azhar Mosque, which largely dates to the Fatimid period
Prayer hall of Al-Azhar Mosque
The Gate of the Barbers, one of the entrances to the mosque embellished during the Ottoman period
An Azhari institute in Tanta