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Al-Hussein Mosque

Q12186434, Egypt

The al-Hussein Mosque is a mosque and mausoleum, located near the Khan el-Khalili bazaar in Cairo, Egypt. Containing the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali that was originally built in 1154, the mosque and mausoleum were reconstructed in 1874. The mosque is located adjacent to the famous Al Azhar Mosque, in an area known as Al-Hussain, and is considered to be one of the holiest Islamic sites in Egypt. Some Shias believe that Husayn's head (ra's mubarak) is buried on the grounds of the mosque where a shrine currently stands.

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