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Al-Azhar Mosque, view of Fatimid-era courtyard and Mamluk minarets Al-Muizz Street in Islamic Cairo Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan and the al-Rifa'i Mosque, seen from the Citadel. Cairo holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments of Islamic architecture in the world. [242]
[67] [68] The reforms of the curriculum have led to a massive growth in the number of Egyptian students attending al-Azhar run schools, specifically youths attending primary and secondary schools within the al-Azhar system. The number of students reported to attend al-Azhar primary and secondary schools increased from under 90,000 in 1970 to ...
Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center, which houses Masjid Misr or the Grand Mosque, is a religious and architectural landmark located in the New Administrative Capital in Cairo Governorate, Egypt. [1] The center covers an area of 467000 square meters, and can accommodate 137,000 people.
The following monuments are on the northern part of al-Muizz street, between Bab al-Futuh and al-Azhar street: Mosque of Al Hakim bi Amr Allah (1013) Mosque of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar (1839) Bayt al-Suhaymi (1648-1796) Mosque of al-Aqmar (1125) Sabil-Kuttab of Abdel Rahman Katkhuda (1744) Qasr Bashtak (1339) Sabil of Ismail Pasha (1828)
Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda is an important monument in Cairo, located on Al-Muizz Street. Built in 1744 CE, it is named for its patron, a Mamluk amir (prince) and leader of the Egyptian Janissaries, who died in 1776. He did much work in Cairo including developments to Al-Azhar University and mosque.
It was commissioned by Sultan al-Zahir Barquq as a school for religious education in the four Islamic schools of thought, composed of a mosque, madrasa, mausoleum and khanqah. The complex was constructed in 1384-1386 CE (786 to 788 AH ), with the dome added last.