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Cairo - The Mosque of Ibn Tulun |
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Built between 876 and 879 AD in the classical
courtyard style this is Cairo's oldest, intact
mosque, still in use today. Next door is the Gayer
Anderson House, the Ottoman-style residence of an
eccentric British major restored and furnished in
period style and filled with his collection of
Islamic art. |
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