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Mosque of Ibn Tulun vs Nilometer
Both Nilometer and Mosque of Ibn Tulun are endorsed by writers. Overall, Mosque of Ibn Tulun scores significantly higher than Nilometer. Mosque of Ibn Tulun comes in at #4 in Cairo with positive reviews from 4 reviews like Michelin Guide, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Mosque of Ibn Tulun
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
al-Basatin, off al-Saliba Street, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"This huge congregational mosque was built in 879 by Ahmad Ibn Tulun with the intention of accommodating his entire army during Friday prayers."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The oldest mosque in Cairo to have retained its original appearance (9C)."
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Frommer's
"This huge and magnificent mosque and enclosure is almost all that remains of a 9th-century city built here by an enterprising upstart named Ahmad Ibn Tulun"
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Nilometer
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Roda Island, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"Used from pharaonic times until the completion of the Aswan Dam in the late 1950s to measure the height of the flood."
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Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"The Nilometre (Al-Miqyas in Arabic) dates from the 8C and was refitted in the 11C."
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Atlas Obscura
"An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood. "
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Frommer's
"This well was used to measure the height of the Nile through the course of its annual fluctuations."
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