Ancient Turkish heritage in Egypt : Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Mosque of Ibn Tulun, one of the most important cultural heritages left to Egypt by the Turks, has been standing in all its glory for about 1,140 years.
Built by Ahmad ibn Tulun, founder of Tulunids, the first independent dynasty of Turkic origin to rule Egypt, the complex is consists of bricks in its entirety, and it was completed in 879.
