Religious
tourism in Egypt, Religious tourism is considered one of the
oldest and the best types of tourism,
which is the establishment of religious rituals, that is, travel with the
intention of holding religious ceremonies such as Hajj and Umrah for Muslims.
World Youth Day celebrations
First, religious tourism in Egypt for Muslims
Cairo
Alexandria
Kairouan
Desouq
Eastern
Western
Aswan
Luxor
One of the most famous
countries in Islamic religious tourism is Egypt and Saudi Arabia, such as
Mecca, Medina
Let's get to know religious tourism
in Egypt and the most important religious landmarks in Egypt
Islamic religious tourism in Egypt
Al-Azhar Mosque. This mosque is considered one of the most famous and
largest mosques for Islamic science and ideas, and it is considered the first
mosque built in Cairo and the fourth mosque in Islamic Egypt, where the essence
of the Sicilian was built with Fatimid palaces in order to pray in it and be a
place to spread Islamic awareness at that time and teach Islamic sciences. It
was built in the year 359 AH / 970 CE and the first Friday prayer was held
there in the year 361 AH / 973 CE and was known as the Cairo Mosque
Amr Ibn Al-Aas Mosque. This mosque is located in Fustat in
the Old Cairo neighborhood and is considered the first mosque built in Egypt
after Amr al-Aas conquered Egypt in the year 20 AH, corresponding to the year
641 AD. Which is considered the first capital of Islamic Egypt, and the
location of the mosque B was very distinctive, as it overlooks the Nile and
next to it is the fortress of Babylon
Muhammad Ali Mosque: This mosque is located in the Castle of the Mountain
in Cairo and is considered one of the most famous landmarks of the Citadel
area, so that many believe that the Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi is the
castle of Muhammad Ali Pasha, due to the fame of this mosque in it. As for the
compartment in which Muhammad Ali Pasha was buried, it is located in the
southern corner The western part of the mosque, which is a gilded copper
compartment that combined Arab, Turkish and Egyptian motifs, in the center of
which is a marble composition with the tomb of Muhammad Ali Pasha, and this
mosque is called the Alabaster Mosque and this is the type of marble from which
the mosque was built and began to build the mosque in 1246 AH / 1830 CE and
continued until the death of Muhammad Ali Pasha In the year 1265 AH he was
buried in the cemetery that he prepared for himself inside the mosque
Al-Nasir Muhammad Bin Qalawun Mosque: The
Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi: The Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, which
is known as the Citadel of the Mountain, is considered one of the most
important landmarks of Islamic Cairo and is located in the “Citadel” area and
is considered one of the most luxurious war castles that were built in the
Middle Ages. From the important military installations that completed the role
of the castle in the Middle Ages
The Citadel of Salah al-Din
al-Ayyubi: The
Citadel of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, which is known as the Citadel of the
Mountain, is considered one of the most important landmarks of Islamic Cairo
and is located in the “Citadel” area and is considered one of the most
luxurious war castles that were built in the Middle Ages. From the important
military installations that completed the role of the castle in the Middle Ages
Sidi Abi Al-Abbas Al-Morsi Mosque: It
is located in the Al-Anfoushi area in Alexandria and is distinguished by its
high-rise lighthouse and its four domes. As its large area and high shape made
it a tourist destination for tourists from all over the world, and the city of
Alexandria was famous for the mosque of Sidi Abi Al-Abbas Al-Morsi
Imam
Al-Busiri Mosque: The Imam Al-Busiri Mosque is located
in the city of Alexandria on the sea shore in the Al-Anfoushi district in the
area of the Mosques Square in front of the Abi Al-Abbas Al-Marsa Mosque
Sajid Sidi Gaber: The
Sidi Gaber Mosque is located in the neighborhood named after him, between the
tram station and Port Said Street, and in front of the Mustafa Kamel Military
Hospital. The mosque was initially a small corner built in the middle of the
seventh century AH.
And this corner remained in its
condition until a mosque was built on its ruins at the end of the nineteenth
century AD. In 1955 AD the old mosque was removed to build the current mosque
in its place
Sidi
Bishr Mosque: The
Sidi Bishr Mosque is attributed to Sheikh Bishr bin Al-Hussein bin Muhammad bin
Ubaid Allah bin Al-Hussein bin Bishr Al-Gohary
Christian religious tourism in Egypt
Saint Catherine's
Monastery: The Monastery of Saint Catherine is located in South Sinai,
Egypt, at the foot of Mount Catherine, the highest mountain in Egypt, near
Mount Moses. It is considered to be the oldest monastery in the world. It is
considered a major tourist destination that tourists come to it from all over
the world, as it is visited by tourist groups from all over the world. Rather,
they are of Greek ancestry, despite the fact that the guardianship of the
monastery was for long periods by the Russian Orthodox Church
The Hanging Church: The Hanging Church is located in the
Old Cairo neighborhood, in the important archeological area of Coptic Cairo, as
it is close to the Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-Aas, the Temple of Ibn Ezra the Jewish,
the Church of Saint Mina next to the Babylon Fortress, the Church of the Martyr
Mercurius (Abu Sifin), and many other churches . and the suspension is
considered the oldest churches that still remain in Egypt.
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overview of religious tourism in Egypt, we give you a good read
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