Minya Governorate is one of the governorates that is rich in Islamic antiquities, foremost of which is the city of Al-Bahnasa or Al-Baqi II. In addition, Al-Minya contains many ancient and historical mosques, including the Mosque of Sidi Ahmed Al-Fouli, Al-Latti Sidi Ali Al-Masry and other mosques, as well as the ancient mosque in Samalout, which holds the oldest A minaret in Minya, called the leaning minaret, which dates back to more than 1,000 years and was built in the Fatimid era.The minaret of the ancient mosque is located between the residential block in the center of Samalut, whose walls were built with mud bricks, and it is an architectural masterpiece that shows the features of history.This leaning minaret is located within the sanctuary of the Ancient Mosque, which was built in a year. Weather factors caused the fall of many parts of the mosques walls, and this called for intervention and restoration, which caused it to be removed from the monuments to the Directorate of Endowments, but the minaret remains a witness to the ingenuity of engineering art in the Fatimid era.Components of the mosqueThe engineers were keen at this time to choose the highest place in the region to build the mosque on, as it was built on a large hill that reaches a height of approximately 25 meters, and next to it is a minaret that exceeds 36 meters. Its inclination is approximately 21 degrees and it was built with mud bricks. In the nineties, you notice the effect of erosion factors on the mosque, which was built with mud bricks, and this is what prompted those in charge of the mosque to rebuild the mosque again, fearing for the lives of the worshipers.The minaret of the ancient mosque, the destination of researchersThe minaret of the ancient mosque remains a witness to the archaeological mosque, which dozens of researchers from different faculties of antiquities come to in Egypt to witness the ingenuity of design and architectural art, which astonished them especially the presence of a tendency in it as a kind of intended design. The Islamic style in Egypt, which confirms the ingenuity of engineering in the Fatimid era, and although the mosque came out of the least Islamic supervision in the fifties and turned into the supervision of endowments, the minaret is still witness to history and makes history for Minya Governorate. It is mentioned that the engineering style in the Qatimi era was It is characterized by the construction of leaning minarets

An archaeological mosque lacks attention and nobody cares about lighting it on Eid al-Adha. I hope officials will pay attention to it because it is invaluable.