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Abu El-Maati Mosque: Interior, side view of wooden minbar

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
Damietta or Dumyat is a port and the capital of the governorate of Dumyat. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cairo. Abu El-Maati Mosque is surrounded by an enormous cemetery. The mosque was built during the Fatimid period (969 to 1171). The mosque has been closed down and is falling into ruin.

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1910-01-01

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2017-06-30

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Dumyāṭ, Lower Eqypt, Egypt: formerly Damietta +31.416667+31.816667 Dumyāṭ

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before or circa 1910

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Fatimid

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