Centre culturel islamique d'Égypte

Le Centre culturel islamique d'Égypte, comprenant la mosquée Misr ou la Grande Mosquée, est un monument religieux et architectural situé dans la nouvelle capitale administrative du gouvernorat du Caire, en Égypte. Le centre a une superficie de 467 000 mètres carrés, et les salles de prière peuvent accueillir 137 000 personnes.

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Elle est, selon des sources, la plus grande mosquée d'Afrique et la troisième plus grande mosquée du monde après celles de La Mecque et de Médine, et selon d'autres sources, la deuxième d'Afrique, derrière la Grande mosquée d'Alger, et ainsi la quatrième au monde. Par ailleurs, il est à noter que le classement dépend des critères utilisés et fasse l’objet de divergences entre les sources. À son achèvement, le centre culturel a reçu trois certificats internationaux du Guinness World Records. Ils comprenaient la plus grande chaire du monde fabriquée à la main en bois et mesurant 16,6 mètres de hauteur, et le lustre a remporté deux titres comme le plus grand du monde avec un diamètre de 22 mètres, et le plus lourd avec un poids de 50 tonnes.