Tags: Religious Building.
Juyushi Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الجيوشى Mosque of the Armies) was built by Badr al-Jamali who was Amir al-Juyush (امير الجيوش Commander of the Armies) for the Fatimid Caliphate. The mosque was completed in 478 H/1085 CE under the patronage of Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir Billah. It was built on an end of the Mokattam to ensure a view of Cairo.In the Ottoman period the mosque was probably used by dervishes as a monastery.
