List of mosques in Alexandria

This is a list of mosques in Alexandria, Egypt.

After Alexandria fell under Muslim control, it gradually lost its importance since the newly created Empire was not dependent on land and had other ports nearby like Damietta, and Palestinian ports, but nevertheless the city includes several large and important mosques. After Napoleon came in, the city started to regain its power over the nearby port of Rosetta. Alexandria is the second largest in Egypt and one of the most important Mediterranean Sea ports.

List of mosques

Name Image Year (CE) Period Notes
Attarine Mosque 641 Rashidun Also spelled as Attarin mosque; established in 370 CE as the St. Athanasius Church, converted to a mosque in 641 CE.[1][2]
Mosque of Abdul Rahman Bin-Hormuz Abbasid [3]
Sheikh Al-Qabari mosque 11th century Fatimid [4]
Ayyubid
Mosque of Sidi Gaber Mamluk
Nabi Daniel Mosque 13th century Mamluk Other claims that the mosque was completed in 1790 CE.[5]
Al-Shatibi mosque Mamluk
Al-Tartoushi mosque Mamluk
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque 1307 Ottoman Renovated in the 1940s, as designed by Mario Rossi in the Neo-Mamluk style; located in the Anfoushi neighbourhood[6]
Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana c. 1685 Ottoman In the El Gomrok neighbourhood[7][8]
Al-Busiri Mosque 1858 Ottoman Renovated in the 1940s, as designed by Mario Rossi in the Neo-Mamluk style; located in the Anfoushi neighbourhood[9][6]
Sidi Bishr Mosque Late 19th century Ottoman Renovated in 1945[10][11]
Sidi Yaqut Al-Arsh Mosque 1943 Ottoman Designed by Mario Rossi in the Neo-Mamluk style; located in the Anfoushi neighbourhood[6]
Al-Qaed Ibrahim Mosque 1948 Modern Designed by Mario Rossi in the Neo-Mamluk style[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Attarine Mosque". Flying Capet Tours: Visit Alexandria.
  2. ^ "The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt". www.touregypt.net. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ مسجد عبد الرحمن بن هرمز [Mosque of Abdul Rahman Bin-Hormuz]. alex.eskindria.com. January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
  4. ^ مسجد القبارى [Sheikh Al-Qabari mosque]. alex.eskindria.com (in Arabic). January 18, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "Alexandria Portal". www.alexandria.gov.eg. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c El Razzaz, Mohammed (December 29, 2012). "Andalusi intellectuals in Alexandria and the Delta". Al-Ahram.
  7. ^ "Mosque of Ibrahim Terbana". alex.eskindria.com. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011.
  8. ^ Semsek, Hans-Günter (2010). Ägypten: die klassische Nilreise (in German). DuMont Reiseverlag. ISBN 978-3-7701-7283-2.
  9. ^ "Masjid wa-Qubbat Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri". ArchNet.org. n.d. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
  10. ^ "Alexandria landmarks .. Sidi Bishr Mosque". Official Website of the Governate of Alexandria.
  11. ^ "The first night of Ramadan in Alexandria.. The governor performs Tarawih prayers at Sidi Gaber Mosque" (photos). Al-Masry Al-Youm.
  12. ^ "Mario Rossi - L'uomo delle infinite Moschee". globusetlocus.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on July 17, 2010.
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