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Egypt's Awqaf Ministry opens 16 mosques across 10 governorates
October 30, 2026 at 02:25 AM
Egypt's Ministry of Awqaf has announced the opening of 16 mosques on Friday across 10 governorates.
- The Ministry of Awqaf announced the opening of 16 mosques on Friday across 10 governorates.
- The openings include two newly built mosques, eight rebuilt and renovated, and six maintained and developed.
- The ministry said 348 mosques have opened since July 2026, including 227 newly built or rebuilt.
- Since July 2014, the ministry said, 15,027 mosques have been rebuilt, maintained, and furnished at a cost of about 29.5 billion Egyptian pounds.