Mausoleum of Sheikh Hassan El Shazly

Sheikh Hassan EI-Shazly wan Moroccan in origin. During his lifetime, EI-Shazly visited numerous countries such as Tunisia, Palestine and Egypt, playing a great role in the public life, especially in the Mansurah War against the Crudsaders. He died in 656 AH on his way to perform the Hajj. Built in 1258, the Mausoleum which contains the cenotaph of the Muslim Sufi hermit is located about 150 km away from the city of Marsa Alam in the Governorate of the Red Sea.