UNESCO WHS - Historic Cairo - Mosque of Ibn Tulun Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Eqypt - Historic Cairo - Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, The Citadel Area, The Fatimid Nucleus of Cairo, Necropolis - Mosque of Ibn Tulun القاهرة الإسلاميّة - مسجد إبن طولون - Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is the oldest mosque in Egypt and Africa surviving in its full original form. The mosque was commissioned under the rule of Ahmad ibn Tulun, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884 Name: Historic Cairo Site: Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun - Mosque of Ibn Tulun Country: Eqypt Location: Cairo Governorate Inscription: 1979 Category: Cultural (i)(v)(vi) Unesco Ref: 89-002 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.