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Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments of
Islamic architecture Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam. It encompasses both secular and religious styles from the early history of Islam to the present day. The Islamic world encompasses a wide geographic ar ...
in the world, and includes
mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s and Islamic religious complexes from diverse historical periods. Many buildings were primarily designated as
madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
s,
khanqah A khanqah ( fa, خانقاه) or khangah ( fa, خانگاه; also transliterated as ''khankah'', ''khaneqa'', ''khanegah'' or ''khaneqah''; also Arabized ''hanegah'', ''hanikah'', ''hanekah'', ''khankan''), also known as a ribat (), is a buildin ...
s or even mausoleums rather than mosques, but have nonetheless served as places of worship or prayer at some time or another, if not today.


Rashidunids


Abbasids


Fatimids


Mamluks


Ottomans and Alawiyya Dynasty


Modern


See also

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List of buildings in Cairo This is a list of buildings in Cairo, Egypt. Ancient sites and monuments * Giza Pyramids * Senusret I Obelisk (Heliopolis Obelisk) Museums *Egyptian Museum *Coptic Museum * Grand Egyptian Museum (under construction) * Museum of Islamic Art, ...
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List of mosques in Egypt There are 114,000 mosques in Egypt as of 2016, of which 83,000 are affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments. This list includes notable mosques within Egypt. See also * Islam in Egypt * Lists of mosques ** List of mosques in Cairo Refe ...
* List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt#Diocese of Coptic Cairo * List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt#Dioceses of Cairo and Giza


References

Cited: General: *Behrens-Absouseif, Doris (1989). ''Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction''. Leiden, the Netherlands: E.J. Brill. * O'Kane, Bernard (2016). ''The Mosques of Egypt''. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. * Williams, Caroline (2018). ''Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide'' (7th ed.). Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. {{Mosques in Egypt
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
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Mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
Mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...