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Amr ibn al-As Mosque in Cairo, Egypt by ruigsantos

Amr ibn al-As Mosque in Cairo, Egypt Stock Image

by ruigsantos

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The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, also called the Mosque of Amr, was originally built in 642 AD, as the center of the newly-founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt, and by extension, the first mosque on the continent of Africa.

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