Mosque of Amr ibn al-As

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    Sharia Sidi Hasan al-Anwar, Old Cairo

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What little has survived of the original structure of the Mosque of Amr ibn al-As is all that remains of the first mosque built in Egypt. It was constructed in AD 642 by Amr ibn al-As, who conquered Egypt for Islam, on the site where he first pitched his tent. The original structure is said to have been made of palm trunks thatched with leaves, but it expanded to its current size in AD 827. The mosque has been continuously reworked since then.

The oldest part is to the right of the sanctuary, but there's little of interest to see inside, although of the 200 or so columns supporting the ceiling no two are said to be the same.