The Mosque of Abu El-Dahab locates in El-Azhar street facing the mosque of El-Azhar and next to the complex of El-Ghuri as well. Eastward this complex appears Khan El-Zarakisha which is a beautiful building with harmoniously arranged windows that traces back to the 16th century. This mosque was a part of a complex that was regarded as one of the greatest religious structures at that time that was consisting of a Madrasa, a Tekiya, a library, and a fountain and latrines. It was surrounded by a number of small shops used for sponsoring the building with the required money for its maintenance.
The mosque was constructed by Mohamed Abu El-Dahab who was a prominent Mamluk of Ali Beck El-Kabir and he played a great political role in the period from1772 to 1775. He supported Ali Beck in his at...
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