Walking in El Moaz Street

Walking in El Moaz Street

Walking in El Moaz Street

Walking in El Moaz Street

Location: Cairo

El-Moaz Street is one of the most amazing streets in Islamic Cairo it dates back to the Fatimid. Visit El Moaz Street is the best place to discover the Islamic civilization. Its unforgettable to have a wonderful walking tour at El-Moaz Street, the trip may Start from Azhar mosque; one of the best medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world, then continue to Bab Zuweila, a medieval gate in Cairo, which is still standing in modern times and it is considered one of the major landmarks of the city and then cross the road to Al Hussein Mosque, it is named for the grandson of Prophet Muhammad and it is one of the holiest Islamic sites in Cairo.

Continue walking to Al Hakim Mosque It consists of an irregular rectangle with four arcades surrounding the courtyard and to Bab al-Fetouh and Bab al-Nasr by Fatimid general Jawhar as-Siqilli, is a massive fortified gate with rectangular stone towers flanking the semicircular arch of the eastern Portal, from there to Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, a remarkable for its fantastic size and innovative architectural components, continue walking to Al-Rifa'i Mosque, next to Mosque of Ibn Tulun , the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area, move onto Khan El Khalili, it is a major souk in the Islamic Cairo and it is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.