Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque () is a mosque in

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. The mosque is known for containing the mausoleum of

Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, . (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-r ...

. It is located in

El Qobbah Hadaek al-Qubbah (Qubbah Gardens, ) is a district in the Northern Area of Cairo, Egypt. History It used to be a palatial garden district in the 19th Century as was Shubra before it. The Qubbah Palace was built in the mid 19th Century by a royal ...

district and as such, it is often referred to as "El-Qobbah Mosque". It is situated close to the building of the

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, and the campus of

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. Construction of the mosque begun in 1962, with the donation of the citizens of El Qobbah. In 1965, Nasser ordered the completion of the construction by financing the cost and supervising the design, which employs the modern Arabic architectural style. The construction cost reached 300,000 Egyptian pounds. Several social activities take place in the mosque, including the

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learning, training for orphan girls and medical clinic.Masjid Jamal 'Abd al-Nasir
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Mosques in Cairo Mosques completed in 1965 {{Egypt-mosque-stub

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