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The Suleiman Pasha Al-Khadim Mosque, also known as the Sariyat Al-Gabal Mosque, was officially inaugurated on Saturday, 16 September, after five years of being closed to the public for restoration work. Situated in the Salah Al Din Citadel in Cairo, the historic mosque was constructed in 1528 under the patronage of the Ottoman governor of
The renovation of the mosque, located inside Salah El-Din Citadel, cost five million Egyptian pounds (about $US 162.000) undertaken cooperatively with the Indian Bohra community living in Egypt.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Eissa announced that the budget allocated for investment spending on the maintenance and restoration of antiquities during the current fiscal year (2023-2024) will reach about three billion LE - most of which is self-financed.
A woman dressed in a 1950s-style dress stands smiling as she fixes her hair, against the backdrop of rural Egypt. A scene that follows is a young girl dancing baladi (Egyptian belly-dancing), and a group of people socialising. These shots are part of footage reels providing a glimpse into the life of a middle-class family