Al-Azhar Mosque

الجامع الأزهر

mosque in Cairo

#5 in Cairo / #26 in Egypt

by Daniel Mayer

/ CC BY-SA 4.0

Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, is one of the most significant and historic mosques in the Islamic world. Founded in 970 AD by the Fatimid Caliphate, it has served as a center for Islamic learning and scholarship for over a millennium. The mosque is renowned not only for its stunning architecture, which blends various Islamic styles, but also for housing Al-Azhar University, one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world. Al-Azhar has played a pivotal role in Islamic education, offering religious and secular studies and influencing Islamic thought and culture globally.

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