Mosque of Amr Ibn Al As

Mosque of Amr Ibn Al As

Mosque of Amr Ibn Al As

Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque, the first mosque in Cairo, was built in 642 AD by the conqueror of Egypt for Islam. Originally built with palm trunks covered with leaves on the site where Ibn Al-As pitched his tent, it was expanded to its current size in 827 AD. The mosque has a forest of over 200 columns, many of which are from ancient sites, the oldest part is to the right of the mihrab. Recently a wooden roof was added to mimic the original and there are also many mosques in cairo you should visit such as Cheops Boat Museum which is at the south of the Great Pyramids of Khufu and Museum of Modern Egyptian Art which located in the beautiful gezira exhibition grounds opposite the cairo opera house and Egyptian Railways Museum which located at the end of ramses station and Police Museum which is inside the old prison building of the citadel and also there are another landmarks in cairo you should visit Cairo Day Tours provide you with numerous suggestions and if you want to be in a private tour you can do this through Egypt Private Tours give you wide range of offers