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Aqsunqur Mosque
Aqsunqur Mosque, also Ibrahim Agha Mosque or the Blue Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Cairo, Egypt. It was built in 1347 AD by Emir Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur during the reign of the Bahri Mamluk Sultan Al-Muzaffar Hajji. The mosque also serves as a funerary complex, containing the mausoleums of its founder and its principal restorer, Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan. Aqsunqur Mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 as part of Historic Cairo.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Historic Cairo.by Baldiri, CC-BY-SA-3.0, from Wikimedia Commonsby Sailko, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commonsby Baldiri, CC-BY-SA-3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 35 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1979
14th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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