Juyushi Mosque | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Mosque |
Leadership | al-Mustansir Billah |
Year consecrated | 478 AH/1085 CE |
Location | |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Geographic coordinates | 30°01′19″N 31°16′07″E / 30.021992°N 31.2685°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
Style | Fatimid |
Completed | 478 H/1085 CE |
Specifications | |
Dome(s) | 1 |
Minaret(s) | 1 |
The Juyushi Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الجيوشى, lit. 'Mosque of the Armies') is a historic monument in Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is dated to 1085 CE, during reign of the Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mustansir Billah. Its construction was sponsored by Badr al-Jamali, the vizier of al-Mustansir, who was Amir al-Juyush (Arabic: امير الجيوش, lit. 'Commander of the Armies'). It is located on the Muqattam hills above the Southern Cemetery of Cairo.[1]