The Mosque of El-Guyushy locates in the area of El-Muqattam Hills few meters away from Salah Salem Street. The mosque was established by Emir Badr El-Gamaly who was a prominent Fatimid Wazir and great ruler of Egypt in the period from1074 to 1094 and who restored Cairo defenses.
Although this monument is designed as a mosque, the real goal of establishing it is not clear. It is described on the façade as a Mashhad or a shrine, yet it was not used as a tomb at all and it is too far from the area of Qarafaa. There are many conflicting views concerning this issue including the one which says that this building was a watch tower disguised as a mosque.
The Minaret of this mosque is regarded as one of the oldest Minarets in Egypt and it has many illuminating features. It is ornamented wi...
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