A great domed Ottoman mosque anchoring the old Nile port of Bulaq.
Built in 1571 by the Ottoman governor Sinan Pasha in the bustling river port of Bulaq, the mosque is dominated by a single wide dome ringed by an arcaded portico. It stands as one of Cairo's most imposing classical Ottoman mosques, recalling the district's role as the city's gateway to the Nile.
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