Al Mursi Abu Al Abbas Mosque
This beautiful Mosque, with its high minaret and four domes, is Alexandria's largest and
one of the most important Islamic monuments. In 1775 the Algerians built the
mosque over the tomb of the thirteenth century Andalusan saint Ahmed Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi who had joined and
then lead the Shadhali brotherhood. The interior is made up of eight monolithic
granite columns and a colonnade of elongated arches. It was rebuilt in 1943
with the domes and the towering (73 meter) minaret. It is one of Alexandria's
foremost religious buildings and women are not allowed inside the mosque
proper, but may only visit a room at the back of the mosque.