Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque

Mosque of Mahmud al-Kurdi
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusMosque
StatusActive
Location
LocationIslamic Cairo, Al-Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo
CountryEgypt
Location of the mosque in the Nile Delta
Geographic coordinates30°02′28″N 31°15′27″E / 30.04111°N 31.25750°E / 30.04111; 31.25750
Architecture
StyleMamluk, Islamic
FounderMahmud al-Kurdi
Completed1395
Specifications
Minaret(s)1
MaterialsStone

Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الكردي) or Jamal al-Din Mahmud al-Istadar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جمال الدين محمود الاستادار) is a historic mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by an amir called Mahmud al-Kurdi who was the ustadar or majordomo of the Mamluk Sultan Barquq. It is located just south of the Qasaba of Radwan Bey (or Tentmakers' Street) which branches out from the Ahmad Maher Street, in Historic Cairo, in the district of al-Darb al-Ahmar.