"in Islamic Cairo" Cairo Things to Do Tip by mindcrime

On my second visit to Islamic Cairo I walked for several minutes at Darb al-Ahmar which was the central road in the heart of Cairo back in the 14th century. The flee market was packed with locals screaming, I was lost and the heat was unbearable. When I tried to find my way out (most of the alleys were dead ends and the map couldn’t help me here) I tried to say famous mosques so they people started to point the way. The weird thing that some of them were pointing at the opposite direction at the same time! In some small streets I saw only workers and locals (pic 1)

I liked the beautiful vitro windows at Qijmas al-Ishaqui mosque but the most peaceful moment was at al-Maridani mosque (pic 2) with a nice fountain and only a few locals drinking tea there.

One nice surprise was the Aqsunqur mosque, also known as the Blue Mosque because of the blue marble inside. The guard explained me many things about some artifacts inside (pic 3) and left me go up to the Minaret(pic 4) where I saw the Citadel and I realized I was close. Later I visited the Mahmut Pasa mosque(pic 5) that was built in 1567 the year that Mahmud Pasha died.