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E. A. Zaghloul
Fig. 6 Qaret al-Muzawaka tombs Taken by the author
Fig. 7 Color paintings on the walls of Qaret al-Muzawaka tombs https://www.flickr.com
50 AH and the remains of a mosque from the first century AH and flourished in the
Ayyubi era. The village was the capital of the oasis and the Palace of the Governor
and one of the entrances of the old Islamic Fort dated back to the Ayyubi era. It
has a wooden minaret (Fig. 8) consisting of three floors at the height of 21 meters,
and there are wooden thresholds inscribed with Quranic verses. The Islamic school
and Al-Sheikh Nasr al-Din Mosque is one of the oldest mosques, and is an ancient
building built of mud bricks. The visitors are impressed by the magnificence of the
E. A. Zaghloul
Fig. 6 Qaret al-Muzawaka tombs Taken by the author
Fig. 7 Color paintings on the walls of Qaret al-Muzawaka tombs https://www.flickr.com
50 AH and the remains of a mosque from the first century AH and flourished in the
Ayyubi era. The village was the capital of the oasis and the Palace of the Governor
and one of the entrances of the old Islamic Fort dated back to the Ayyubi era. It
has a wooden minaret (Fig. 8) consisting of three floors at the height of 21 meters,
and there are wooden thresholds inscribed with Quranic verses. The Islamic school
and Al-Sheikh Nasr al-Din Mosque is one of the oldest mosques, and is an ancient
building built of mud bricks. The visitors are impressed by the magnificence of the
