Islamic heritage · Alexandria
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
One of Alexandria's best-known mosques, with distinctive domes in the Anfoushi quarter on the city's seafront.
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The story
The mosque is also a mausoleum and Sufi shrine in the Anfoushi quarter of Alexandria, on Egypt's north coast. It honours the 13th-century mystic Abu'l Abbas al-Mursi, who is buried on the same spot alongside members of the Ashraf family. A shrine over his tomb is dated to 1307, the present building is largely from 1775, and it was renovated again in 1943. It stands beside the Al-Busiri and Sidi Yaqut al-Arsh mosques, all three facing one central courtyard. Its distinctive domes make it one of the best-known sights of the Bahari district of the city.
Good to know
- The mosque holds the tomb of the Sufi mystic Abu'l Abbas al-Mursi and sits beside two other mosques opening onto the same courtyard.
- It stands in the Anfoushi quarter and counts among the most famous mosques of Alexandria.