ibn tulun mosque

Ibn Tulun mosque is one the oldest mosques in Egypt. it is located in the muski area of Cairo and is considered to be one of the most beautiful mosques in the world. The mosque is also home to a large library which holds more than 3,000 manuscripts.

The Ibn Tulun Mosque (Arabic: مسجد ابن طولون‎) is an early Islamic mosque and hospital complex founded by Emir of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, Qasim ibn Al- Abbas in 872-873 AD, located in Cairo, Egypt, and named after its founder. It is considered one of the oldest mosques in the world, and the oldest in Egypt. The complex was commissioned by Qasim ibn Al-Abbas, who founded the city of Fustat, north of the Pyramids of Giza, as the capital of his state, which he ruled together with his brother, Al-Mu'izz, and their cousin