Al-Tunbugha al-Maridani Mosque

Al-Maridani Mosque is organised around a rectangular open courtyard surrounded by arcades. Its architecture combines stone, marble, wood, stucco and decorative inlay. The mosque underwent a major rehabilitation programme carried out through cooperation between Egypt's antiquities authorities and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The record contains older operating information, but current tickets and opening hours should be checked against a dated authoritative source before travel. Do not rely on legacy prices or schedules as current facts. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities documents Al-Tunbugha al-Maridani Mosque as a registered Islamic monument in Darb al-Ahmar, built between 1338 and 1340 for Amir Altunbugha al-Maridani. The official restoration record describes a rectangular open courtyard surrounded by four arcades, with the qibla arcade as the largest section. It also highlights the finely worked marble-and-shell mihrab, the colored wooden muqarnas, the ivory-inlaid wooden minbar, the three-stage minaret and the mosque's richly restored stone, marble, wood and plaster decoration. The Ministry's restoration project also renewed lighting, acoustics and structural elements while preserving the mosque's historic fabric. These details make the monument especially important for understanding mature fourteenth-century Mamluk mosque design in Darb al-Ahmar. Because the official source reviewed does not publish a dependable current daily visitor timetable or ticket policy, visitors should still confirm same-day access before making a dedicated trip.