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The Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Arabic: مسجد إبن طولون, romanized: Masjid Ibn Ṭūlūn) is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
Mosque of Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn, huge and majestic red brick building complex built in 876 by the Turkish governor of Egypt and Syria. It was built on the site of present-day Cairo and includes a mosque surrounded by three outer ziyādah s, or courtyards. Much of the decoration and design recalls the ʿAbbāsid architecture of Iraq.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 18, 2003 · Ibn Tulun Mosque is the oldest, best-preserved mosque in Egypt 1. It is named after the Emir Ahmed Ibn Tulun 2, a soldier among the troops of Samarra who was promoted to rule Egypt between 868 and 883AD.
The mosque that he had built over a period of three years of mudbrick became the focal point of the Tulunid capital that lasted only 26 years, It is the oldest mosque in Egypt that has survived in a fairly original form, It was the third congregational mosque to be built in what is greater Cairo, is the third largest mosque in the world, at ...
The mosque is a rare architectural expression of the cultural hegemony of Samarra, Ibn Tulun's home. It is built entirely of well-fired red brick faced in carved stucco; it has ziyadas and a roof supported by arcades on piers.
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun stands as a testament to the rich Islamic heritage of Cairo, Egypt. Named after its founder, Ahmad Ibn Tulun; this architectural marvel is not only a place of worship but a cultural and historical landmark of immense significance.
Cairo. The city’s oldest intact, functioning Islamic monument is easily identified by its high walls topped with neat crenulations that resemble a string of paper dolls. It was built between AD 876 and 879 by Ibn Tulun, who was sent to rule the outpost of Al Fustat in the 9th century by the Abbasid caliph of Baghdad.
