The Citadel dates from Medieval times. Mohamud Ali transformed it in the 1830's. We visited two mosques, the Mohamud Ali Mosque shown on the left, and the older An Nasr Mosque shown below. I don't have an exterior shot of the An Nasr mosque, but I recall it as looking very much like the surrounding buildings from the street. Details of each mosque are contained in the details section below.
	This is the view from the Citadel bluff over the ancient mosques just below. Click on each thumbnail picture to see it full screen.Details   Sellers of Shoe Covers at An Nasr Mosque.   Detail of decoration of fountain (above).   Colonnade on exterior of Mohamud Ali Mosque.   Entrance to Mohamud Ali Mosque.bottom   Detail from interior of colonnade (above). middle   Entrance seen from interior.   Detail of window from outside rear of Mohamud Ali Mosque.   Interior of Dome of Mohamud Ali Mosque. end   Fountain for ritual washing outside entrance to Mohamud Ali Mosque.   Renting robes and shoe covers to ensure modesty and to protect the floor coverings of the mosque from defilement and damage.

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