Asalbay Mosque (Qaytbay Mosque)

Nearby Islamic heritage sites

• Hanging Mosque (al-Mu'allaq) — Fayoum
• Waterwheels of Fayoum — Fayoum
• Lake Qarun — Fayoum
• Meidum Pyramid — Beni Suef
• Grave of Huriyya — Beni Suef
• Wadi al-Rayan Waterfalls — Fayoum
• Dahshur (Bent Pyramid) — Cairo
• Memphis Open-Air Museum — Cairo
• Saqqara (Step Pyramid of Djoser) — Cairo
• Rokn Farouk Museum — Cairo

About Asalbay Mosque (Qaytbay Mosque)

This mosque was built in the 1490s by Khawand Asalbay, wife of Sultan Qaytbay and mother of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, and is known in Fayoum as the Qaytbay mosque. It stands beside the Bahr Yusuf canal in the centre of Fayoum city, with fine marble and carved wood inside, and it has been restored in recent years.

Key facts

Name

Asalbay Mosque (Qaytbay Mosque)

Type

Other Places

City

Fayoum

Country

Egypt

Coordinates

29.3093281, 30.8347285

Last updated

2026-10-24