Al-Hakim Mosque
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Al-Hakim Mosque is a historic Fatimid-era congregational mosque in Cairo, Egypt, renowned for its monumental architecture and status as one of the city's oldest surviving Islamic monuments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Hakim Mosque | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fatimid-era mosque
ⓘ
congregational mosque ⓘ historic monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Fatimid architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | hypostyle mosque ⓘ |
| builder | Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd |
1013
ⓘ
403 AH ⓘ |
| constructionStart |
380 AH
ⓘ
990 ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| denomination |
Isma'ili Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facingDirection | qibla ⓘ |
| founder | Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArcade | yes ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasCourtyardPlan | rectangular ⓘ |
| hasMihrab | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | yes ⓘ |
| hasMinbar | yes ⓘ |
| hasPerimeterWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasPortico | arcaded porticoes around courtyard ⓘ |
| hasPrayerHall | yes ⓘ |
| hasQiblaWall | yes ⓘ |
| hasSahn | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
important monument of Islamic Cairo
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving mosques in Cairo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Islamic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | al-Muizz Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fortified minaret enclosures
ⓘ
historic Fatimid inscriptions ⓘ large central courtyard ⓘ massive stone minarets ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ |
| numberOfMinarets | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | historic core of Cairo ⓘ |
| region | Greater Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Friday prayers
ⓘ
congregational worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Hakim Mosque
subject surface form:
Historic Cairo