Aqmar Mosque
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| Address | Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatmi, El-Gamaleya, El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
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| Opened | 1126 |
| Architectural styles | Fatimid architecture |
| Phone | +20 100 800 9475 |
| Leadership | Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah |
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| ID | 1003313 |
About Aqmar Mosque
Al-jāmiʿ al-aqmar, or al-Aqmar Mosque, was built as a neighborhood mosque by the Fatimid vizier al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi in 1125-6 CE. Similarly to the mosque of al-Azhar and the mosque of al-Hakim, formerly named al-Anwar, the name of the al-Aqmar mosque is an epithet of the patron in connection with light.
Where is the Aqmar Mosque
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