Cairo
The mosque of Mahmud Muharram was built in 1792 by Mahmud Muharram al-Fayyumi, one of the leading merchants of Ottoman Cairo, and it is known locally as the…
The mosque of Mahmud Muharram was built in 1792 by Mahmud Muharram al-Fayyumi, one of the leading merchants of Ottoman Cairo, and it is known locally as the mosque of al-Khawaja, the merchant. It is a raised mosque reached by stairs, with shops below that were endowed to pay for its upkeep. It stands on al-Gamaliya Street at Darb al-Masmat.