Abu Dahab Mosque, El Gamaliya: Photos, Reviews & Location

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#4 of 7 Tourist attractions in El Gamaliya #2 of 3 Mosques in El Gamaliya

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.58

0.0 km from the center of El Gamaliya

Rating breakdown

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24 Gameaa Al Azhar, El-Darb El-Ahmar, El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate 11311, Egypt

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Abu Dahab Mosque?: Abu Dahab Mosque is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 104 reviews.
How does Abu Dahab Mosque rank in El Gamaliya?: Abu Dahab Mosque is #4 of 7 Tourist attractions in El Gamaliya by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Abu Dahab Mosque located?: 24 Gameaa Al Azhar, El-Darb El-Ahmar, El Gamaliya, Cairo Governorate 11311, Egypt — 0.0 km from the center of El Gamaliya.

Reviews (8)

Ahmad Hosam 2023 Sep 26

Unique architecture surrounded by Islamic traditional shops. It'll be better if they allow people to pray inside it.

Leopoldo Varela 2022 Nov 18

Best panoramic view ever! Even better than Cairo Tower

ميدو شكر 2022 Sep 16

The best view you can see from ancient Egypt

Ionut Sendroiu 2022 Jul 13

Abu Dhahab (nickname meaning “Father of Gold”) built this mosque when he was at the height of his power, in 1774. The project represents the last of the great religious complexes built by Mameluke beys for the benefit of Islam. The plan of the mosque is a modified copy of the Turkish mosque of Sinan Pasha in Boulaq but the minaret has nothing to do with Ottoman style: it resembles more closely the minaret of the Mosque of al-Ghuri, located not far away.
When Abu-Dhahab died in Palestine in 1775, while attacking the fortress of Acre, his body was brought back to Cairo and buried in the tomb that he built for himself. The tomb area is protected by bronze grilles and decorated with tiles crafted in Tunisia.
The guide of this mosque is one of the kindness persons I met in Cairo. I would recommend a visit on the roof, which gives you the chance to admire the majestic main façade of Al-Azhar mosque, located next door. A very interesting feature that could be seen while visiting the roof is a solar clock, which is beautiful and insanely accurate.