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Al-Hussein Mosque

Also known as: Al-Hussein Mosque

mosque in Egypt

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The al-Hussein Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الإمام ٱلحُسين) is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. The mosque is located adjacent to the famous Al Azhar Mosque, in an area known as Al-Hussain, and is considered to be one of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt. Some Shias believe that Husayn's head (ra's mubarak) is buried on the grounds of the mosque where a shrine currently stands.

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Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2279688
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9)
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam-Husain-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hussein_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86_(%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%87)
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Al-Husain
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86
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