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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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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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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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ZOO

Zoo
This is the place to go if you're craving chlorophyll: 21 hectares of ... 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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ENTIRE INAL SULTAN

Religious buildings
Today, all that remains of this complex built by Sultan Inal is the mosque, ... Read more
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SET OF QURQUMAS EMIR KEBIR

Religious buildings
The finest Mamluk ensemble, comprising a palace, mausoleum, mosque, sabil, ... Read more
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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
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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
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MAHMOUD PASHA MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Interesting mosque blending Mamluk and Ottoman styles, worth a visit for ... Read more
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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
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EL MUSTAHFIZAN MOSQUE

Religious buildings
It is probably also in two other names that this mosque, restored in 1652 ... Read more
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BEIT EL-RAZZAZ

Palaces to visit
Palace in a vast quadrangle in front of the crossroads, with a gigantic ... Read more
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AMIR AL-TINBOGHA AL-MARIDANI MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Mosque featuring a courtyard with rows of arcades supported by reused ... Read more
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SHEIKH MOSQUE

Religious buildings
A remarkable cruciform-shaped mosque housing a vestibule, qibla and minbar ... Read more
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KHANQAH SHEIKHOU

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
An ancient khanqah-madrasa from the Mamluk period, used to welcome pilgrims ... Read more
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BEIT EL-SENNARI

Places associated with famous people to visit
House converted into an Institute of Applied Arts, with exhibitions of ... Read more
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SAYEDA ZEINAB MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Restored mosque with a beautifully decorated interior, featuring a facade ... Read more
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SABIL MANASTERLY

Works of art to see
Monument now transformed into a cultural music center before being closed ... Read more
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SALAH SANGAR MOSQUE AND MAUSOLEUM

Religious buildings
Mosque with a single iwan featuring rooms on the south and west floors, ... Read more
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SERGHAMISH MADRASSA MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Splendid, but tiny madrassa with a central courtyard divided into four ... Read more
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MEDRESSA IBN TAGHRI

Mosque to visit
A mosque with a fine minaret on the corner of a street, offering two fine ... Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB OUM ABBAS

Works of art to see
Ottoman-built Sabil at the start of Souyoufeya Street, with a marble facade ... Read more
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AL-AZHAR MOSQUE

Religious buildings
An ancient Fatimid mosque with a period main entrance door, a prayer room ... Read more
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EL-HUSSEIN MOSQUE

Religious buildings
A very late mosque, built on a Fatimid cemetery that completed the Khan ... Read more
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BAB EL-BADISTAN

Works of art to see
Still standing near the el-Hussein mosque, this gate features an arch ... Read more
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AMR MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Africa's first mosque is the fourth largest in the world, and is invested ... Read more
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ZEINAB KHATOUM HOUSE

Mansion to visit
Refurbished el-Azhar mosque featuring a large main hall and a summer ... Read more
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KHAYAMEYA COVERED SOUK

Crafts to discover
This covered souk, built in the 17th century, is the only known ... Read more
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SABIL KUTTAB ABDEL-RAHMAN KATKHUDA

Works of art to see
This Ottoman and Turkish-inspired sabil, with stocking room and kuttab ... Read more
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OTTOMAN GATE HARET EL-MOUBAYYADIN

Ancient monuments
The Haret el-Moubayyadin Ottoman gate is one of the few remaining Ottoman ... Read more
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EL-AQMAR MOSQUE

Religious buildings
Superb Fatimid mosque with remarkable Shiite symbols above the main door. Read more
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MOSQUE SOLIMAN AGHA EL-SILAHDAR AND SABIL

Religious buildings
Mosque in the Turkish architectural style of the period, with its marble ... Read more
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EL-HAKIM MOSQUE

Religious buildings
This El-Hakim mosque, with its huge inner courtyard, is the second Fatimid ... Read more