Al-Azhar Mosque

Summary

Al-Azhar Mosque is a mosque^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mosque entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,008 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Azhar Mosque received the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam^[3].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's religion is recorded as Islam^[4].
• Al-Azhar Mosque is located in Cairo Governorate^[5].
• Al-Azhar Mosque is located in Cairo^[6].
• Al-Azhar Mosque is in the country of Egypt^[7].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's instance of is recorded as mosque^[8].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's instance of is recorded as educational institution^[9].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's commissioned by is recorded as Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah^[10].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's founder is recorded as Jawhar al-Siqilli^[11].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's architectural style is recorded as Islamic architecture^[12].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's Commons category is recorded as Al-Azhar Mosque^[13].
• 971 marks the founding of Al-Azhar Mosque^[14].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.045726, 'longitude': 31.262696}^[15].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's parent organization or unit is recorded as Al Azhar Al Sharif...^[16].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's authority is recorded as Grand Imam of al-Azhar^[17].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Azhar^[18].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+20000'}^[19].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's described by source is recorded as Architectural Guide Cairo^[21].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[22].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Told Cities^[23].
• Al-Azhar Mosque's P14541 is recorded as 3x6gE6^[24].

Body

Founding

Al-Azhar Mosque's founder is recorded as Jawhar al-Siqilli^[11]. 971 marks the founding of it^[14].

Operations

Al-Azhar Mosque's parent organization or unit is recorded as Al Azhar Al Sharif...^[16].

Recognition

Al-Azhar Mosque received the King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam^[3].

Why It Matters

Al-Azhar Mosque ranks in the top 2% of mosque entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,008 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

FAQs

What awards did Al-Azhar Mosque receive?

Honors received include King Faisal International Prize in Service to Islam^[3].