The Mosque of Uthman El-Katkhuda or the Mosque of Kikhya situates in the corner in which El-Gumhuriya Street and Qasr El-Nil Street intersect. It is the only remaining part of the complex that was established by Uthman Katkhuda in the quarter of El-Azbakiya.
The area of El-Azbakiya was constructed in the Ottoman period by Azbak Ibn Tutukh. Emir Azbak was the Atabek or Supreme Commander of Sultan Qaytbay and he played a great role in organizing campaigns against the Ottoman in the 15th century. Emir Azbak complex was consisting of a palace, a public fountain, and a commercial center that was destructed as an impact of the works of construction of Uthman Katkhuda Complex in an adjacent area.
Uthman Katkhuda complex was once including a mosque, a fountain, a public Hammam and a commer...
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