Historic Mosque of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah reopened in Egypt

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Egypt’s historic Mosque of Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, named after the sixth Fatimid Caliph and located in old Cairo, was re-opened for visitors on Monday, 27 February, after renovations.

Reuters reported the renovation project for Egypt’s fourth oldest mosque, and its second largest, began in 2017 with a budget of 85 million Egyptian pounds ($2.8 million).

The renovation, done in collaboration between Egypt’s antiquities authority and Bohra Shia sect, included architectural restoration, as well as maintenance to protect the walls of the mosque from the effects of moisture and salts.