Mosque of Mustafa Gourbji Mirza

Durig the Ottoma era, Egypt ruled the Ottoma military garriso sects. It was the class to which most of the religious ad civil istitutios were attributed i the Ottoma era. Durig the 17th ad 18th ceturies they became the real rulers of Egypt. Their establishmets were especially located i the easter, souther ad wester parts of Cairo. Bulaq area has may facilities i the Ottoma era, icludig the mosque of Mustapha ib al-Youssif Jorbaji Mshafaza Mirza, which is located o Mirza Street ad also overlookig Al-Habbo eighborhood ad the Palm est Street. This mosque was built i 1110 AH / 1698 AD, which is a mosque for prayer ad a way to water the passers-by ad a book to teach the orphas of the Kora ad the Kora to house the ower of the establishmet. The mosque is a irregular area divided ito four corridors surrouded by a cetral courtyard. The mosque has a miaret that follows the style of the pecil, which was famous i the Ottoma era. The mosque is decorated with colored marble paels. It has a iche i the qibla wall, topped with ceramic tiles that spread i the Ottoma buildigs i Egypt.