Aqsunqur Mosque
| Aqsunqur Mosque | |
|---|---|
مسجد آق | |
The sahn | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque and mausoleum |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Bab el-Wazir Street, Darb al-Ahmar, Islamic Cairo |
| Country | Egypt |
Interactive map of Aqsunqur Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 30°02′10″N 31°15′36″E / 30.036°N 31.260°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | |
| Founder | Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur |
| Completed |
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| Specifications | |
| Dome | 5 |
| Minaret | 1 |
| Materials | Stalactite, brick, wood, marble |
The Aqsunqur Mosque (Arabic: مسجد آق; Turkish: Aksungur Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزرق, Turkish: Mavi Cami), or the Mosque of Ibrahim Agha (Arabic: مسجد إبراهيم أغا مستحفظان, Turkish: İbrahim Ağa Camii), is a mosque located in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is situated in the Tabbana Quarter of Darb al-Ahmar district, between Bab Zuweila and the Citadel of Cairo.
The Aqsunqur Mosque also serves as a funerary complex, containing the mausoleums of its founder Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur, his sons, a number of children of the Bahri Mamluk sultan an-Nasir Muhammad and that of its principal restorer, Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan.