The architecture of Al-Hakim Mosque in Fatimid Cairo is testament to the unstable mind of the caliph for whom it was built When you visit A-Hakim Mosque at the northernmost spot of Fatimid Cairo ...

2 p.m. Cairo’s largest and most vibrant tourist ... Originally built as a mausoleum for the Fatimid caliphs, the structure underwent many changes over time, and was eventually remodeled in ...

When in Cairo, it is imperative to leave a day or so to uncover the hidden pleasures of the city and experience the sights, sounds and tastes of a whole host of lesser-known gems. When in Cairo ...

Bab-ZuweIla, which along with Bab al-Nasr and Bab al-Futuh represent the three gateways to Fatimid Cairo, became a site of commerce, religious devotion, processions, celebration and justice ...

During the two-day tour, PM Modi will visit the historic Al-Hakim Mosque built during the Fatimid dynasty in Cairo on June 24. PM Modi's visit to the mosque is scheduled as the first event on the ...

Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mameluke and Ottoman. It is when we discover the eternal wealth, right in front of our eyes, at Al-Muizz li-Deen Illah Street, in Islamic Cairo. A millennium’s worth of history ...

The first Friday Prayer was held in it on the 7thRamadan 361 AH /972 CE. It is thus the first mosque to be established in the city of Cairo and the oldest Fatimid monument existing in Egypt.

Cairo is characterized in large part by its layers of architecture — Fatimid, Mamluk, Khedival. But it also has a rich history of modern architecture, from turn-of-the-century revivalism to ...

CAIRO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Egypt's historic mosque of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, named after the sixth Fatimid caliph and located in old Cairo, was reopened for visitors on Monday, Feb. 27 after ...