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At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
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Overview
The mosque of Almas al-Hajib on the street outside Bab Zuwayla in Cairo, built by Amir Sayf al-Din Almas al-Hajib and completed in 730 AH 1.
The builder
Al-Maqrizi says that Almas was one of the mamluks of al-Malik al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qalawun, who raised him until he became one of the great amirs 1.
Sources
- Al-Maqrizi, al-Mawaiz wa-l-i'tibar bi-dhikr al-khitat wa-l-athar (al-Khitat al-Maqriziyya), ed. Muhammad Zaynhum and Madiha al-Sharqawi (Cairo: Maktabat Madbuli, 1998) , p.2087
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Mosque of Ulmas al-Hajib, Cairo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/ulmas-al-hajib-mosque/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-24.