Damietta
This is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt, attributed to the conquest under Amr ibn al-As, and it is also known as the mosque of Abu al-Ma'ati after the…
This is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt, attributed to the conquest under Amr ibn al-As, and it is also known as the mosque of Abu al-Ma'ati after the saint buried within it. The mosque has been rebuilt and restored many times and was renewed in recent years. It stands in the old quarter of Damietta near the Nile.