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Editorial profiles of Egyptian destinations. Coordinates are approximate and operating details are withheld until verified.
11 destinations
© 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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© Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsHoly Family TrailCoptic Museum
المتحف القبطيChristian art of Egypt — icons, textiles, manuscripts — inside the Babylon fortress area.
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© Darer101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageDahshur pyramids
أهرامات دهشورSneferu's Bent and Red pyramids, the experiments that led to the Great Pyramid.
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© Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptEgyptian Museum, Tahrir
المتحف المصري بالتحريرThe 1902 museum on Tahrir Square, a landmark of Egyptology with the Narmer Palette and royal statues.
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© Petar Milošević · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptArchaeological heritageGiza Pyramids & Sphinx
أهرامات الجيزة وأبو الهولThe plateau of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: 1 day
© Sohilaali869 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Ancient EgyptGrand Egyptian Museum
المتحف المصري الكبيرA large museum beside the pyramids, home to the Tutankhamun collection.
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© 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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© Rowyda elshaer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons MuseumsAncient EgyptNational Museum of Egyptian Civilization
المتحف القومي للحضارة المصريةEgypt's story from prehistory to today, with the Royal Mummies Hall.
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© Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Archaeological heritageSaqqara & the Step Pyramid
سقارة وهرم زوسر المدرجDjoser's Step Pyramid and a necropolis used across three thousand years.
Editorial draft · unverifiedSuggested visit: Half day