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Editorial profiles of Egyptian destinations. Coordinates are approximate and operating details are withheld until verified.
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© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptReligious & culturalCairo Citadel
قلعة صلاح الدينSalah al-Din's fortress, seat of Egypt's rulers for seven centuries, crowned by the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalCoptic Cairo & Abu Serga
مصر القديمة وكنيسة أبي سرجةHistoric churches inside the Babylon fortress, including the crypt linked in tradition to the Holy Family.
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© Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalDeir al-Muharraq
دير المحرقMonastery near Al-Qusiya held in tradition as the longest stay of the Holy Family.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Hassan Hamdy wahidy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons Religious & culturalAncient EgyptHistoric Cairo & Khan el-Khalili
القاهرة التاريخية وخان الخليليMedieval mosques, workshops and bazaars of the UNESCO-listed historic city.
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© Hassan Hamdy wahidy · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsReligious & culturalMuseum of Islamic Art, Cairo
متحف الفن الإسلامي بالقاهرةA thousand years of Islamic art from Spain to India: glass, metal, wood, manuscripts.
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© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Religious & culturalDesert adventuresSt Catherine & Mount Sinai
سانت كاترين وجبل موسىSixth-century monastery below Mount Sinai, a UNESCO site sacred to three faiths.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Holy Family TrailReligious & culturalWadi El Natrun monasteries
أديرة وادي النطرونDesert monasteries at the heart of Coptic monastic life, a station on the Holy Family route.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day