page_title: Sulayman Pasha Mosque
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sulayman Pasha Mosque / History
caption_attribution_description: Català: Mesquita de Solimà Pasha. Ciutadella del Caire. Egipte English: Sulayman Pasha Mosque. Citadel. Cairo. Egypt
context_page_description: Sulayman Pasha al-Khadem Mosque, also known as Sariat al-Jabal Mosque, is a historical mosque established in 1528 by Suleiman Pasha Al-Khadem, one of the Ottoman rulers of Egypt. It is located inside the Cairo Citadel at the top of Mount Mokattam, and originally erected for the use of the jannisaries stationed in the northern enclosure. It is the first mosque established in Egypt in Ottoman architectural style.
context_section_description: The mosque was built on the ruins of an old mosque of Abu Mansur Qusta, built by the governor of Alexandria during the Fatimid period in 1141 and existed since before the construction of the citadel. The mosque of Suleiman Pasha was built in 1528 after the first renovation of the citadel. Suleiman Pasha became governor of Egypt in the 15th century. The new building expressed the power of Suleiman Pasha. Suleiman Pasha had people to create the mosque, which includes Egyptian craftsmen and an architect.
caption: Dome of Sulaymān Pasha or Sidi Sariya's mosque at the Citadel
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