Jami al-Qarafa Mosque

Jami al-Qarafa Mosque
مسجد أو جامع القرافة
Religion
AffiliationShia Islam
SectIsmailism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusFriday mosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationAl-Qarafa, Islamic Cairo
CountryEgypt
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleFatimid
FounderAl-Sayyida al-Mu'iziyya
Completed976 CE
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The Jami al-Qarafa Mosque, also known as the Qarafa Mosque, is a Friday mosque located in Al-Qarafa, the great necropolis of Islamic Cairo and Fustat, Egypt. It was the second major mosque built by the Fatimid dynasty in their new capital of Cairo after their conquest of Egypt in 969 CE.


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