Mosque Ibn Touloun
The mosque Ibn Touloun (of the name of Ahmad Ibn Touloun), with the Cairo in Egypt is the oldest mosque of this city which is in its original state and besides the oldest Islamic monument of the country. It is also vastest in terms of surface on the ground. It is not far from the Citadelle of Saladin and the mosque of the Sultan Hassan. It has a minaret in the shape of spiral which points out Samarra.
Its construction was ordered by Ahmad Ibn Touloun, governor Abbasside of Egypt, which controlled the practically autonomous country of manner from 868 to 884. According to historian Al Maqrizi, the construction of the building started into 876; an inscription dates its completion from year 265 of the Hégire, i.e. year 879 of our era.
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