Alexandria, Egypt

Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque

Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque, Alexandria

Alexandria's grandest mosque, rebuilt between 1929 and 1945 to designs by Italian architect Mario Rossi in a Neo-Mamluk style. Its cream stone, soaring minaret and clustered domes rise over the 13th-century tomb of the Sufi saint Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi.

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Location

Coordinates: 31.20555556, 29.88222222

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