You may have seen the Abu Haggag Mosque sitting atop the columns of the Luxor Temple during the Sphi
You may have seen the Abu Haggag Mosque sitting atop the columns of the Luxor Temple during the Sphinx Avenue Parade. Originally used as a Coptic church in 395 AD before becoming converted to a mosque in 640 AD, over a millenia before the Luxor Temple was properly excavated in the 1880s, it is considered one of the longest continuously-used places of worship. The mosque is named after Sheikh Youssef Abu el Haggag, whose mawlid is celebrated with a procession towards Luxor Temple, in which participants carry boats - an echo of the ancient Obet Festival that was recreated during the Sphinx Avenue Parade, with worshippers carrying golden barques. : @travellingwithjoeyandken #iregipto #egyptpassion #mbplanet #history #historic #luxor #abuhagagmosque #Abuhagag #luxortemple (at Luxor, Egypt) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWu-1M2MUgk/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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