Mosque of Ibn Tulun
جامع ابن طولون
Cairo's oldest intact mosque (879) — the famous spiral minaret in Samarran Abbasid style.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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In time
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People and things also explored
Great Mosque of Samarra· Grand Bazaar of Isfahan· Bazaar of Tabriz· Bibi-Khanym Mosque· Faisal Mosque· Grand Bazaar, Istanbul· Hassan II Mosque· Khan el-Khalili
Sources
- Wikidata
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mosque of Ibn Tulun”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/masjid-ibn-tulun/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.