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| Sidi Bishr Mosque | |
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مسجد سيدي بشر | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Sidi Bishr,Alexandria |
| Country | Egypt |
  Location of the mosque in theNile Delta | |
 Interactive map of Sidi Bishr Mosque | |
| Coordinates | 31°15′42″N29°59′07″E / 31.2616°N 29.9853°E /31.2616; 29.9853 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed |
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| Dome | 1 |
TheSidi Bishr Mosque (Arabic: مسجد سيدي بشر,romanized:MasjidSīdī Bishr) is amosque located in theSidi Bishr neighborhood ofAlexandria, on thenorth coast ofEgypt.[1] The mosque is named in honour of Sheikh Bishr Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ubayd Allah Ibn Al-Hussein Ibn Bishr Al-Jawhari, a sheikh from the late 5th-century to early 6th-centuryAH (late 11th-century to early 12th-centuryCE) who lived in Alexandria after coming from theMaghreb.[2][3][4][5]
The mosque contains a rectangularsahn surrounded byporticoes. The mosque also has aniwan containing three porticoes made of octagonal columns bearing pointed arches. The iwan is divided into four corridors parallel to the wall of theqibla. On the western side of the iwan is ashrine containing a square-shaped room surmounted by a dome. The dome is considered the oldest part of the mosque, as it dates from the 19th century CE.[6][7] The mosque has been renovated several times, most notably during the reign of the KhediveAbbas II of Egypt and in 1945, when its size quadrupled.[2][8][9]
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