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KHANQA OF SULTAN FARAG IBN BARQUQ
Mosque to visit
Khanqah has a building with a rare calm conducive to meditation and study ...Read more
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ANDERSON GAY HOUSE
Places associated with famous people to visit
Two attached 17th-century houses at the southeast corner of the Ibn Toulon ...Read more
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EL-NASIR MOHAMMED IBN QALAOUN MOSQUE
Religious buildings
Superb mosque with interior colonnade, covered prayer room and mihrab with ...Read more
2024
MAUSOLEUM OF CHAGARET EL-DOR
Monuments to visit
Ayyubid-style monument inspired by Abbasid elements and featuring an ...Read more
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DERWISH THEATRE
Operas and theaters to visit
Sufi theater with a round dance floor in the center of the first floor, ...Read more
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ESPLANADE OF THE MOHAMMED ALI MOSQUE
Religious buildings
4.5/5
• 4 reviews
Esplanade housing a mosque in front of a sahn and a clock tower presented ...Read more
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MYKERINO PYRAMID
Archaeological site
4.4/5
• 5 reviews
This pyramid, 65 m high and 105 m square, with a funerary complex, is the ...Read more
Plateau De Guiza
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IDOUT MASTABA
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4.5/5
• 2 reviews
Mastaba made up of 10 rooms, 5 of which are decorated and the others act as ...Read more
Saqqarah
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OUNCE PYRAMID
Archaeological site
4/5
• 2 reviews
These two pyramids are smaller in size and made from materials that are ...Read more
Saqqarah
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RHOMBOIDAL PYRAMID
Monuments to visit
4/5
• 2 reviews
Egypt's first smooth-faced pyramid is the most spectacular monument at ...Read more
Dachour
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PTAH-HOTEP MASTABA
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
4/5
• 1 review
A small, very pretty mastaba dedicated to Ptahhotep, with unfinished ...Read more
Saqqarah
2024
PLACE TAHRIR
Street square and neighborhood to visit
4/5
• 1 review
This place was redesigned during the time of Nasser, which gave him Tahrir ...Read more
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MIT RAHINA MUSEUM
Museums
3.7/5
• 3 reviews
Open-air museum housing a magnificent sphinx, nearly 8 m long, and ...Read more
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AL-AZHAR PARK
Natural site to discover
3.5/5
• 2 reviews
A park between el-Azhar, the City of the Dead and the Cairo Citadel, ...Read more
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SOLAR BARK
Monuments to visit
3.5/5
• 2 reviews
Museum exhibiting a royal boat by Cheops, 43.3 m long and 5.9 m wide, ...Read more
Plateau De Guiza
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BEN IZRA SYNAGOGUE
Synagogue to visit
3/5
• 1 review
This ancient synagogue with its Christian architecture, recently restored, ...Read more
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SAINT BARBARA'S CHURCH
Religious buildings
3/5
• 1 review
Coptic church with relics of Saint Barbara and a metal gate giving access ...Read more
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ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH
Religious buildings
3/5
• 1 review
A very old church with a brightly-colored flamboyant dome and a wedding ...Read more
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BAB EL-NASR
Ancient monuments
3/5
• 1 review
Porte de la Victoire (Victory Gate), recognizable by its two massive square ...Read more
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MUSÉE NATIONAL DE LA CIVILSATION ÉGYPTIENNE (NMEC)
Museums
3/5
• 1 review
Museum with a flagship hall featuring the mummies of 18 kings and 4 queens ...Read more
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EL-FOUSTAT SOUK
Crafts to discover
2/5
• 1 review
Souk el-Foustat featuring 48 stores selling Tanis printed fabrics, copper ...Read more
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MUSEUM OF THE ABDOMINAL PALATE
Museums
A few rooms devoted to weaponry, displaying the swords, daggers and daggers ...Read more
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NILOMETER AND MANASTERLY PALATE
Monuments to visit
Nilometer next to the Manasterly Palace offering a visit to a small museum ...Read more
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RAILWAY MUSEUM
Museums
Built in 1933 at the International Conference on Railways. This museum ...Read more
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THE PHARAONIC VILLAGE
Museums
Amusement park housing 10 museums retracing the history of ancient Egypt ...Read more
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THE CAIRO TOWER
Towers to visit
A 187 m-high restaurant with an elevator that rotates 360° on itself in ...Read more
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MAHMOUD KHALIL MUSEUM
Museums
Museum housing a collection of Chinese, Turkish and Persian vases from the ...Read more
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MOHAMMED ALI PALACE
Monuments to visit
This beautiful palace built from 1808 to 1821 was designed by Pascal Coste, ...Read more
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MOKHTAR MUSEUM
Museums
Museum featuring major works by Mahmoud Mokhtar and a stunning nude ...Read more
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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN EGYPTIAN ART
Museums
Museum featuring a rich collection of Egyptian artworks, paintings, an ...Read more
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OFFICE DE TOURISME
Tourist office
Tourist office providing general information as well as an attractive map ...Read more
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MEMPHITE TOMB
Archaeological site
A type of Egyptian burial site with several rooms, a chapel and a 20 m-deep ...Read more
Saqqarah
2024
FAYOUM ART CENTER
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
A creative meeting place housing a museum of caricature in the Middle East, ...Read more
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MEREROUKA MASTABA
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
A huge mastaba to the north of the Teti pyramid, with a veritable labyrinth ...Read more
Saqqarah
2024
SANNOUR CAVES NATIONAL PARK
Natural site to discover
10 km southeast of Beni Soueif, this protected area houses fifty-four ...Read more
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ENTIRE INAL SULTAN
Religious buildings
Today, all that remains of this complex built by Sultan Inal is the mosque, ...Read more
Cairo
2024
SET OF QURQUMAS EMIR KEBIR
Religious buildings
The finest Mamluk ensemble, comprising a palace, mausoleum, mosque, sabil, ...Read more
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Deir al-Surian (MONASTERY OF THE SYRIANS)
Religious buildings
A pretty monastery surrounded by an inelegant modern enclosure, with moving ...Read more
Wadi Natroun
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KAGEMNI MASTABA
Necropolis and Catacomb to visit
Large mastaba in a necropolis on the north side of the Teti pyramid, ...Read more
Saqqarah
2024
MADRASAH AND MOSQUE OF SULTAN QATBAY
Religious buildings
Qatbay Madrasa and mosque, passing a horse trough before reaching the ...Read more
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SULTAN ACHRAF BARSBAY'S KHANQA
Mosque to visit
Khanqah with period minaret, still dedicated to worship today, known for ...Read more
Cairo
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DEIR BARAMOS (MONASTERY OF THE ROMANS)
Religious buildings
Coptic Orthodox monastery in the Nitrie desert, with a convent retaining ...Read more
Wadi Natroun
2024
DEIR ANBA BICHOÏ
Abbey monastery and convent
An important, restored ancient Coptic Orthodox monastery housing the tomb ...Read more
Wadi Natroun
2024
DEIR ABU MAKAR (HOLY MONASTERY)
Religious buildings
This remakable monastery in Wadi Natroun is one of the oldest in the world, ...Read more
Wadi Natroun
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ILLIGAY EL-YUSUFIS MOSQUE
Religious buildings
This mosque is a small-scale replica of Sultan Hassan's madrassa, with a ...Read more
Cairo
2024
MAHMOUD PASHA MOSQUE
Religious buildings
Interesting mosque blending Mamluk and Ottoman styles, worth a visit for ...Read more
Cairo
2024
BAB EL-AZAB
Works of art to see
Gate flanked by two massive towers, in the style of Bab el-Foutouh, ...Read more
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WALLS OF SALAH EL-DIN
Archaeological site
This defensive wall is a ditch dug along Salah el-Din, between Bab ...Read more
Cairo
2024
EL MUSTAHFIZAN MOSQUE
Religious buildings
It is probably also in two other names that this mosque, restored in 1652 ...Read more
Cairo