south side of sidi arif mosque
el-farshuti mosque (arabic: جامع الفرشوطي, jāmʿi al-farschūṭī). el-fashuti mosque named el- atiq mosque (the old mosque) located approximately 350 metres (1,150 feet) southwest of sidi arif mosque . striking feature of mosque 53-metre-high (174-foot) minaret in southeast corner. minaret has galleries balustrades on 4 floors. mosque modern, bright new building. mosque divided 5 naves columns , pillars. has light dome in middle inscribed @ bottom sura qur an. bases of walls painted yellow , white green bands. colorful prayer niche next wooden pulpit located @ southeast side.
in masonry on east, south , west sides stones engraved historic inscriptions moved previous buildings, including decree of penultimate mamluk sultan al-ghawri (1441–1516) year 1506 (911 ah) on southeast side.
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