Mosque of al-Mahmudiya built

1567 CE.

Shown on the map at 30.032°, 31.257°.

The Al-Mahmoudia Mosque (Arabic: مسجد المحمودية), also known as the Mosque of Mahmud Pasha, is a mosque and mausoleum, located in the Salah al-Din Square in the Citadel area of Islamic Cairo, Egypt. It is situated in front of Bab al-Azab gate of the citadel. The Sultan Hassan Mosque and Al-Rifa'i Mosque are adjacent, to the east.

Text from the Wikipedia article Al-Mahmoudia Mosque, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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