The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, built between 876 and 879 CE by its namesake Ahmad ibn Tulun and the oldest well preserved mosque in Egypt. Its design was inspired by the ninth century mosques of Samarra in Iraq, then the Abbasid capital, making it an important representative of classical Abbasid architecture and one of the most significant monuments of Islamic architecture in Egypt.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own account Completed Year Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
An Islamic architecture landmark.
Uses Element
Source Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Wikipedia)
Source Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, located there.
Sources
1. Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory, Construction and early history section
The Ibn Tulun Mosque was built to serve as al-Qata'i's congregational mosque.
opening sentence, Mosque of Ibn Tulun Wikipedia article
is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt.
History, Construction and early history section, completion-date sentence
an original inscription slab found in the mosque identifies the date of completion as Ramadan 265 AH, corresponding to April-May 879 CE
Entity description and the lead of the Wikipedia article
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is a mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt, built between 876 and 879 CE by its namesake Ahmad ibn Tulun and the oldest well preserved mosque in Egypt. Its design was inspired by the ninth century mosques of Samarra in Iraq, then the Abbasid capital, making it an important representative of classical Abbasid architecture and one of the most significant monuments of Islamic architecture in Egypt.
Uses Element: Brick, Wikipedia article
It is built primarily out of brick, except for the minaret, which is built of stone.
Uses Element: Stone, Wikipedia article
It is built primarily out of brick, except for the minaret, which is built of stone.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Mosque of Ibn Tulun
- Wikidata Q915413, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q915413, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source3. Mosque of Ibn Tulun (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 40.44Quote, Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 40.44
Wikidata item Q915413, property P2048 (height): 40.44 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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