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Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo

Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Cairo
The Mosque of Muhammad Ali stands within the walls of the Citadel in Cairo. Built between 1830 and 1857, it is the largest and grandest of the four mosques contained in the Citadel. Cairo has been an Islamic cultural center for more than 1000 years.
Richard Evans
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Egypt; Ali, Muhammad (viceroy); Cairo (Egypt); Islam
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