Important Notes

Alsalam alaikom

some notes on the nilometer and its construction


1- this is the oldest original Islamic monument in Egypt...........even Amr Ibn-El-AAS mosque is older than this.........but the original mosque doesnt exist now..........

2- the nilometer was maintained during Ibn TULUN period and in Suotan Qaitbay period and along the time it was maintained regularly................so.........the main building is original from the Abbasid period but maintained along the time......................the last maintainence was during the Ottomans and they added a new Dome  as it is clearly Ottoman Dome pencil-like .

3- the coloumn of the measurment went down by 6 cm (2.5 in) in the 1900s and it was maintained

4- the coloumn is based on wood which is called Gemmeez wood.........i dont know its name in English but it is so called in Arabic......Gemmeeez................it isnt affected by water...............nice brains really :D............i like these open - minded people.................greetings to El-ferghany .................the muslim architect which built this .