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Ibrahim El-Desouki Mosque

Desouk, Egypt

The Sidi Ibrahim El Desouki Mosque is a Sufi mosque and shrine complex located in Desouk, in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate of Egypt. The name of this mosque is derived from the Sufi mystic and Ash'ari scholar Ibrahim al-Dasuqi, who is buried in the shrine of the building alongside his brother, Sharaf al-Din Musa. Built in 1277 CE, during the Mamluk era, the mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Egypt.

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