Al-Azhar Mosque is the finest building of Cairo's Fatimid era and one of the city's earliest surviving mosques, completed in AD 972. It's also one of the world's oldest universities — Caliph El-Aziz bestowed it with the status of university in AD 988 (the other university vying for "oldest" status is in Fes) and today, Al-Azhar University is still the leading theological center of the Islamic world. #iregipto #egyptpassion #discoveregypt #thisisegypt #egypt #egypt_tours #AlAzharMosque #sphinx #giza #pyramids #cairo #seetheworld (at مسجد الأزهر الشريف Al-Azhar Mosque) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dcuGGHlDp/?igshid=1f9so1nfmnpib

Two minarets of Alazhar mosque..one belongs to the greatest Mamluke Sultan Qaitbey , a man who had a great passion for architecture , and the other belongs to the time of last Mamluke Sultan Alghuri💟 #alazhar ,#alazharmosque ,#cairotour ,#fatimidcairo ,#architecture ,#cairo🇪🇬 (at Al-Azhar Mosque) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByG0HHKg953/?igshid=1r41y9hkvsyvf

The shining Mosque "al-Azhar"💞💝 Alazhar was the first mosque established in Cairo, 972 A.C. the mosque slowly developed into what is today the second oldest continuously run university in the world after Al Karaouine in Idrisid Fes. Al-Azhar University has long been regarded as the foremost institution in the Islamic world for the study of Sunni theology and sharia, or Islamic law. #alazharcairo ,#alazharmosque ,#minarets ,#fatimidcairo ,#cairotour,#cairo🇪🇬 ,#architecture ,#mosquesofegypt ,#mosquesofworld (at Al-Azhar Mosque) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGzngYgRW1/?igshid=1jiz2p7sgxdeb

Al-Azhar Mosque is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970 #alazharmosque #iregipto #egyptpassion #egypt (at Cairo, Egypt)

Khan al-Khalili is an ancient souq that dates back to the 14th century and has been a commercial hub for centuries. It was originally built centuries ago as a caravanserai where traders and their wares could rest. Years later a market paved the métamorphosé into one of the most popular in Marrakech for both locals and tourists alike. Today Khan Al-Khalili remains Read more...

Streets of Cairo #oldcairo #khanelkhalili #egyptianmuseum #alazharmosque #mosqueofmuhammadali #cairo (at القاهرة Cairo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qtjKFhA6m/?igshid=w4we4hadcpad

Masjid agung Al-Azhar 🕌. #masjidagungalazhar #alazharmosque #mosque #jakarta #güzel (at Masjid Agung Al-Azhar)

Most successful attempt at a photo without scaffolding 😁🕌#alazharmosque #minarets #islamiccairo #egypt🇪🇬