Amr ibn al-As Mosque

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Islamic religious building historic monument mosque

Amr ibn al-As Mosque is Egypt’s oldest mosque and a historically significant Islamic monument located in Cairo.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As 3

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious building ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle early Islamic architecture ⓘ
architecturalType hypostyle mosque ⓘ
cityDistrict Misr al-Qadima (Old Cairo) NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart 641 ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
founder Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingDynastyAtFoundation Rashidun Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Jami al-Amr NERFINISHED ⓘ
Masjid Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapacity thousands of worshippers ⓘ
hasFeature arcaded porticoes ⓘ
central courtyard fountain ⓘ
marble columns ⓘ
mihrab ⓘ
minarets ⓘ
minbar ⓘ
open courtyard ⓘ
prayer hall ⓘ
heritageStatus historic mosque of Cairo ⓘ
isOldestMosqueIn Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Cairo ⓘ
Fustat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Amr ibn al-As NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Coptic Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman fortress of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalFunction governor’s congregational mosque ⓘ
military camp mosque ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance center of early Islamic administration in Egypt ⓘ
first mosque built in Egypt ⓘ
first mosque built on the African continent ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
underwentRenovation 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
Abbasid period ⓘ
Fatimid period ⓘ
Mamluk period ⓘ
Ottoman period ⓘ
Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor Friday congregational prayers ⓘ
Ramadan activities ⓘ
daily prayers ⓘ
religious education ⓘ
yearCompleted 641 ⓘ
642 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

historic Cairo → hasPart → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ
subject surface form: Historic Cairo
Islam in Egypt → hasImportantMosque → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ
Fustat → hasLandmark → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As → founded → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
Amr ibn al-As → mosqueNamedAfter → Amr ibn al-As Mosque ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mosque of Amr ibn al-As