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El-Tabia Mosque

mosque in Egypt

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El-Tabia Mosque stands in Aswan, the capital of Aswan Governorate in southern Egypt. It occupies a high hill in the middle of the city, within a park of scenic gardens that contain rare trees.

The building follows the general layout of central-dome mosques: an arched entrance is flanked by two minarets, and the prayer hall lies beneath a central dome. One source describes its architecture as atypical for this type of mosque.

History

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The mosque was completed in 1974.

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El-Tabia Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الطابية) is a mosque located in Aswan, in the Aswan Governorate, in southern Egypt. Completed in 1974 and surrounded by scenic gardens, the mosque is located amidst a park on a hill in the center of Aswan.

Typical of most central-dome mosques, it has atypical architecture with an arched entrance flanked by two minarets, and a prayer hall beneath a central dome.

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