Mosque of Ibn Tulun Cairo

al-Basatin, off al-Saliba Street, Cairo , Egypt

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    Religion, Headscarves, Walking, and Groping

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    There was still quite a bit to see and do in Cairo, and we only had one day left, so we got up around 8:00am in order to hit the road early. The new room wasn't ready yet, so we left our bags at reception and moseyed down to the metro.

    Sunday morning, 8:30am: the metro was jam packed -- like sardines in a can, only worse. We had to let two …

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    More Mosque and Minaret Madness

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    ... baksheesh). Bab Zuweila - A magnificent city gate now studded with two minarets, which dates back over 1000 years. Mosque of Ibn Tulun - One of the more popular mosques of Cairo and a photographers favourite. The vast space of the courtyard is a ...

  • 2

    Pyramids, Camels, and a Bizarre Bazaar

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    ... feluccas and a couple of much larger boats.  Nevertheless, we made it back safely and headed out for the 2nd largest mosque in Cairo, the Mosque of Ibn Tulun.  There were no prayers in progress at the time, so it was mostly empty, but we got to ...

  • 3

    New Photos

    I have loaded more pics onto the Luxor entry. Hope you like them all. We have begun out Medieval study of Cairo and went to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun this morning. Will try to write more later. Pics are taking me a while!!!! Love ya, Barb, Mom, ...

  • 4

    Back again in Cairo

    ... white walls and detailed crenellations. So we climbed down the dank staircase, thanked the doorman, and finally made it to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. And it was far from disappointing. That night, several of my dad's business contacts treating us to an ...

  • 5

    Cairo and the Pyramids

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    ... of the citadel.  I passed many more large mosques of different styles of facades.  The Mosque of ibn Tulun is unlike any other mosque in Cairo, mainly because the inspiration is almost entirely Iraqi - the closest things to it are the ancient ...

  • 6

    Montastery visit and other adventures

    This morning we went and saw the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, which is the oldest mosque in Cairo (approx 1200 years old). Although it is no longer a functioning mosque, it is a very popular place to visit here in Cairo. Since they no longer hold services ...

  • 7

    Friendly Garbage City, Mosques & A Quirky House

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    ... built between 1356 and 1363. It was Friday prayer time so we were unable to go inside. Instead we headed over to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun which was built between AD876 and 879. We can't really get our heads around the age of these buildings. Some ...

  • 8

    Religion, Headscarves, Walking, and Groping

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    ... to be as straight-forward as we'd hoped, but we managed to navigate our way to the more important mosques eventually. At the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, we first stopped on the side where you could climb the minaret. I thought it sounded like a good thing to ...

  • 9

    His Eminence

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    ... the Pyramids - OH YEAH BABY!!!! Tomorrow is basically all lectures at Fulbright and then Monday we going to Old Cairo and the mosque of Ibn Tulun - which is supposed to be breathtaking. Well, it is getting late here...I better go and read some of my ...

  • 10

    Ibn Tulun, Gayer-Anderson House, Market

    This morning we went and saw the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, which is the oldest mosque in Cairo (approx 1200 years old). Although it is no longer a functioning mosque, it is a very popular place to visit here in Cairo. Since they no longer hold services ...