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Mosques in El Moez Street - An Old Long Street in Old Cairo

Mosques in El Moez Street, Cairo, Egypt - a place where the old Islamic buildings, the beautiful Islamic mosques, and the different types of shops and markets collide together. Al Moez street (شارع المعز in Arabic), which is a shortened name for Al Moez Ldin Allah Al Fatimi, is one of the oldest Islamic streets in Cairo that carries different attractions for the tourists to see. This street is about one kilometer long and since the government dedicated a lot of hard work to renovate the old buildings, it turned the street to be a pedestrian only zone from 8 AM until 11 PM. The name of the street goes back to the fourth caliph of Fatimid dynasty, Al Moez Ldin Allah, and according to a study done previously by the United Nations, it is considered one of the streets that carry the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasure in the Islamic world. This long walking street starts from Bab Al-Futuh in the North and ends at Bab Zuweila in the South, leaving a lot of Islamic buildings and mosques to be seen in the middle. El Moez street (   • Old Cairo, Moez Street; Walking through th...  ) is attached to Khan El Khalili area as well as Al Azhar, which are all considered one place that holds different mosques, antiques market, as well as tent market in the Gamaliya district within. Since El Moez street is famously known for being an Islamic icon, it should be the place that any person interested in knowing more about Islam's history have to visit because of the different mosques that are found there and which are not only different from the architectural view from the outside, but they are also different when it comes to the decorations inside as well. The different old buildings which are found in El Moez street are related to different eras, so in addition to the Fatimid era, there are also some beautiful architectural buildings that go back to the Tulunid period, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Ottoman, and going along to Mohamed Ali era. There are different mosques to be seen in El Moez street and which include Al Hakim bi Amr Allah Mosque, Abu Bakr Muzhir Mosque, Sulayman Agha Al Silihdar Mosque, Al Aqmar Mosque, Gamal Al Din Ustadar Mosque, Mahmoud Moharram Mosque, Taghri Bardi Mosque, and Sayyidna Al Hussein Mosque (which is considered the most famous); these mosques are seen from the North of El Moez street down to the South. On the other side and starting from the southern part that begins from the intersection with Al Azhar street, there are different mosques to be seen and which include Al Ashraf Barsbay Mosque, Sheikh Ali Al Mutahhar Mosque, Al Azhar Mosque, Abu Dahab Mosque, Al Ayni Mosque, Muayyad Mosque, and Salah Tala'i Mosque. All these different mosques in the street prove that this area belongs to the Islamic world. There are some important things to keep in mind if you are willing to visit this area - or visiting any mosque in general - which is all about dressing appropriately and this means showing little of the skin, most importantly the legs and the shoulders, and making sure you have something to cover your head with (although some mosques accept passing the foreign visitors without covering their heads). Getting over the historical Islamic part of this street along with all the different mosques that you could get the chance to see there, you will then move along with other things to do, such as getting yourself lost in the small streets off El Moez and which will take you through Khan Al Khalili market (   • Khan Khalili in Cairo; The Egyptian Khan K...  ), sitting on an Egyptian style cafe to drink mint tea, and finally going through the market to buy souvenirs which you could bargain about a little bit. While walking through Al Moez street, you will manage to find different places that sell antiques and which will grab your attention, such as old typewriters, old telephones, and old musical instruments. In addition to that, the sellers there try to bring the Islamic style to people's homes and thus manage to sell them items inspired by the Islamic decorations. The entrance fees for some of the mosques there are for free while there are others which you will need to pay for but they are not expensive. Some places offer you tickets which will give you the permission to enter several places, which is considered a good thing due to the number of mosques found there and which you are allowed to enter some of them. If you are interested in the Islamic history along with the architectures, you could visit the Islamic Art Museum in downtown Cairo (   • Islamic Art Museum, Cairo; Artifacts from ...  ) which carries beautiful old treasures as well and is a must to visit. After getting done with the museum, you could then move across the streets of downtown Cairo, Egypt and get more introduced to it (   • Downtown Cairo; The Place of the Historica...  ). They always say that walking through El Moez street will make you feel like you have traveled in time back to the Islamic era, so why not try this experience?