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[[File:Description de l'Egypte, Antiquites V, Plate 35, View of the Attarine Mosque looking northwards across Canopic Way, drawn c.1798, published in the Panckoucke edition of 1821-9.jpg|thumb|The Attarine Mosque looking northwards across the Canopic Way]] |
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The '''Attarine Mosque''' also known as the '''Mosque of St. Athanasius''' or the '''Mosque of a Thousand Columns''' was a [[Catholic Church]]-turned [[mosque]] that is situated in the Attarine District in [[Alexandria]]. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/attarinemosque.htm|title=The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt|website=www.touregypt.net|language=ru|access-date=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
The '''Attarine Mosque''' also known as the '''Mosque of St. Athanasius''' or the '''Mosque of a Thousand Columns''' was a [[Catholic Church]]-turned [[mosque]] that is situated in the Attarine District in [[Alexandria]]. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/attarinemosque.htm|title=The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt|website=www.touregypt.net|language=ru|access-date=2018-04-08}}</ref> |
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The Attarine Mosque also known as the Mosque of St. Athanasius or the Mosque of a Thousand Columns was a Catholic Church-turned mosque that is situated in the Attarine District in Alexandria. The former church was built in 370 AD and is dedicated to St. Athanasius of Alexandria. When Islam came to Egypt, the church was converted in a small mosque. [1]
References
- ^ "The Attarine Mosque in Alexandria, Egypt". www.touregypt.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-04-08.