Cairo, Egypt
Ibn Tulun Mosque
The oldest mosque in Cairo surviving in its original form, built in 876–879 CE, with a unique spiral minaret inspired by the Great Mosque of Samarra.
Friday, 17th July 2026
Cairo prayer times today
Begins = start of each prayer window for Cairo. Each mosque sets its own iqamah (congregation) — usually 10–30 minutes later.
Egypt official method · Updated Friday, 17th July 2026
Fajr
04:22
Sunrise
06:05
Dhuhr
13:01
Asr
16:38
Maghrib
19:57
Isha
21:27
About Ibn Tulun Mosque
Ibn Tulun Mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Tulun, the Abbasid governor of Egypt, and completed in 879 CE. It is the oldest mosque in Cairo that survives in its original form and one of the oldest in the world. The mosque's defining feature is its external spiral minaret — the only one of its kind in Egypt — said to be modelled on the Great Mosque of Samarra in Iraq. The vast courtyard can accommodate up to 100,000 worshippers.
- Address
- Sayyida Zeinab, Cairo
- Founded
- 879
- Jummah
- 12:30 PM
- Capacity
- 100,000 worshippers
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