al-Azhar Mosque
Cairo, Egypt
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Al-Azhar Mosque stands in the historic Islamic core of Cairo, Egypt, and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Commissioned as the new capital of the Fatimid Caliphate in 970 CE and dedicated in 972, it is a Fatimid-era mosque. Its affiliated Al-Azhar University, the second oldest continuously run university in the world, has long been a leading centre for Sunni theology and Islamic law.
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- Built
- Type
- mosque, educational institution
- Heritage
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Place
- Cairo, Egypt
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