Cairo Top Tours
Cairo Top Tours

Latest Articles

  • Visit Queen Nefertari’s Tomb

    Tomb of Queen Nefertari

    There were also the great queens of the New Kingdom (1550-1090 BC) Nefertiti, the wife of Akhenaten (1371-1355 BC), and Nefertari, one of the celebrated eight wives of Ramses II (c. 1279-c. 1213 BC). While Nefertiti is more popular for the exquisite portrait bust of her that is located in Berlin, Nefertari is famous mostly for her large burial site situated in the Valley of the Queens.

  • tomb of Tutankhamun | Tutankhamun tomb discovery | king tut tomb pictures

    Tomb of Tutankhamun

    The Valley of the Kings, located on the Nile River's west bank near Thebes, served as a cemetery for pharaohs during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egyptians from 1539 to 1075 BC. The 20,000 square meter rocky valley houses 27 royal tombs from the 18th, 19th, and 20th Egyptian dynasties, which have been discovered to this day. Pharaoh Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was the last Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh from 1334 to 1325 B.C. He is famous for his intact tomb and treasures, unmarked grave, and premature death due to broken bones. His minister married his widow after his death.

  • the Virgin Mary’s tree.

    The Tree of Virgin Mary in Matareya

    The Coptic Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast of the Entry of the Holy Family into Egypt, a minor liturgical feast. It commemorates St. Joseph the Carpenter's obedience to an angel's command to take the child and his mother to Egypt, marking the entry of the Holy Family into the land of Egypt. The prayers begin on the eve of the liturgical day. The Maryam Tree Mazar, a significant tourist attraction in Egypt, is home to the Holy Family and has undergone significant development and renovations to maintain its historical significance.

  • Biography of Ahmad ibn Tulun

    Biography of Ahmad ibn Tulun

    Ahmad ibn Tulun's Turkish roots trace back to his father, who was a slave of Noah ibn Asad, the governor of Bukhara. Asad freed him, and Caliph Al-Ma'mun admired him. He was enrolled in the caliphate court and eventually became the head of the caliph's guard. Ahmad bin Tulun, born on September 20, 835 AD, in Baghdad, the capital of the caliphate, was well-cared for by his father, who taught him military arts, jurisprudence, hadith, and hadith, and encouraged him to learn from scholars and read the Qur'an.

  • Al Qusayr, Egypt | Al Quseir history

    Historical Background | Quseir Town

    The city of Al-Qusair is located on the western shore of the Red Sea in Egypt, 140 km south of Hurghada, and one of the most important villages of the city is Hamrawin village, with an area of 7,636 km², while its population is 50,023 people. Al-Qusayr, named after a fort that protected the nation during ancient Pharaonic, Roman, and other empires, was a hub for gold procurement by Pharaohs. Built by Sultan Selim I during the Ottoman period, the fortress remains intact.

  • Bayt al-Suhaymi architecture |  Al Suhaymi House

    Bayt al-Suhaymi in Cairo

    The Suhaimi House transports you back in time to the Ottoman period which was notable in being very artistic with the bold designs of Islamic architecture and Suhaimi House serves as an exceptional example of Islamic style of architecture of private residences. Al-Suhaimi House is an Arabic house with Ottoman-style architecture, dedicated to men on the salamlik floor and women on the haramlik floor. Built in 1058 AH / 1648 AD by Sheikh Abdul Wahab Al-Tablawi, it consists of two sections.

Al-Hakim be Aamr Ellah Mosque

Details about Al-Hakim be Aamr Ellah Mosque

  • 05 16, 2023

Mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah

Al-Hakim Amr Allah Mosque is a mosque located on Al-Moez Street in Old Cairo, and is considered one of the most prominent landmarks of Fatimid Cairo, the fourth oldest surviving mosque in Egypt, and the second largest mosque in Cairo after Ahmed Ibn Tulun Mosque. It was built in 380 AH during the reign of Al-Aziz Billah, who started in 379 AH (989 AD) to build another mosque outside Bab Al-Futuh, but he died before completing it, so his son Al-Hakim Amr Allah completed it in 403 AH (1012-1013 AD), so it was attributed to him and became known as Al-Hakim Mosque.

Its length is 12005 meters and its width is 113 meters, so its area is less than the area of the Amr ibn al-Aas Mosque, and at the ends of its sea front (northwest), the two minarets are located and surrounded by two great pyramid-shaped bases. Each base is composed of two cubes above one another, and the upper cube is placed slightly backwards above the lower one, and the height of the latter is the height of the walls of the mosque and protrudes from each of the two upper cubes an octagonal minaret in the middle of this sea front.

Between the two minarets is the ancient entrance to the mosque, which is the first prominent entrance built in Al-Qahra Mosque, covered by a cylindrical vault 3.48 meters wide and 5.50 meters long with a door 2.21 meters wide with a horizontal stone knot at the end of it, which is held by a horizontal stone knot. In the entrance on the right and on the left, there are remnants of wonderful inscriptions 1.60 meters high, which form a drum in the entrance, and the entrance leads to the courtyard of the mosque, which is surrounded by arcades.

The mosque was neglected for long periods of time until its corridors turned into warehouses for other merchants surrounding the area, as it is a commercial area, until the era of President Anwar Sadat, when the Bahraini Shiite community, which began to migrate to Egypt, asked for permission to renovate it with their own efforts - as it is a sacred place for them and Hakim Amr Allah himself is a sacred figure and Sadat was invited to inaugurate the mosque.

There were fears that this was an attempt to assassinate him, but nothing happened. Since then, the Shiite Bahra who migrated to Egypt and settled there as merchants, especially in and around the old Cairo area and Gamaleya, have sponsored the mosque and it is open to all denominations to pray there. Many Druze monotheists from neighboring Arab countries visit the mosque while they are in Egypt for blessings and prayers.

Dr. Jalal al-Shayeb, a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, said: “The restoration changed its archaeological features, and it became a new building after they wasted its thousand-year-old archaeological value and only the two minarets remain.”

The mosque was neglected for long periods until its corridors turned into warehouses for onion merchants and other merchants surrounding the area, as it is a commercial area, until the era of President Anwar Sadat, in which the Shiite Bahra sect, which began to migrate to Egypt, requested permission to renovate it by self-effort - as it is a sacred place for them and the ruler himself is a sacred figure.

This was done, and Sadat was invited to open the mosque and there was a fear that this was an attempt to assassinate him, but nothing happened, and since then, the Shiite Bahra who migrated to Egypt and settled there as merchants, especially in and around the old Cairo and Gamaleya area, have sponsored the mosque and it is open to all sects to pray in it.

Tags:
Share On Social Media:

Egypt Tours FAQ

Read top Egypt tours FAQs

The mosque was neglected for long periods until the era of President Anwar Sadat, when the Shiite Bohra sect, which began migrating to Egypt, sought permission to rebuild it with personal efforts.

Al-Hakim Mosque, also known as Al-Jami' Al-Anwar, is a significant Islamic religious site located in Cairo, Egypt. It is named after the sixth Fatimid Caliph, Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, who commissioned its construction in the 10th century.

;

Cairo Top Tours Partners

Check out our partners

EgyptAir
Fairmont
Sonesta
the oberoi