# Al-Azhar Mosque

Cairo, Egypt

Founded by the Fatimids between 970 and 972, this is among the oldest mosques in Cairo and home to one of the world's oldest continuously running universities. Five minarets from successive dynasties rise above its marble courtyard.

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Coordinates: 30.04571, 31.26268

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