Ben Ezra Synagogue in Coptic Cairo
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Ben Ezra Synagogue in Coptic Cairo is one of Egypt’s most important and famous synagogues. It is considered the oldest synagogue in Egypt. It dates back to the 9th century AD. This synagogue had an old copy of the Old Testament, and it is believed that it was written by the prophet Ezra or Al-Azir, […]
Museum of Islamic Art (MIA)
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The Museum of Islamic Art of MIA is the largest Islamic Art Museum in the world, as it houses close to a hundred thousand antique Islamic artifacts of various types collected from India, Iran, all the way to the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, and Andalusia. This collection is characterized by its breadth […]
Cairo Tower on Gezira Island
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Cairo Tower lies on Gezira Island in the River Nile. It is considered one of the most famous modern monuments in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded in 1961 during the Gamal Abdel Nasser period and was designed by the Egyptian architect Naoum Shebib. This design is inspired by the lotus plant, one of the most […]
El Moez Street in Old Cairo
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El Moez Street or El Moez li-Din Allah al-Fatimi Street is one of the oldest streets in Cairo city. It was founded within the construction of Cairo city during the Fatimid period under the caliph Al-Mu’izz li-Din Allah. El Moez St. runs from the north, where the gate of Bab al-Futuh to the south, where […]
Khan El khalili Bazaar in Islamic Cairo
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Khan El khalili Bazaar is the most famous souq, It was built in the Mamluk period as a center of trade. Also, it includes workshops for the Egyptian artisans, who create and produce traditional crafts and souvenirs. Let’s know about the history of this bazaar When the Fatimids founded Cairo city, they divided it into […]
Salah El-Din Citadel in Islamic Cairo
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Salah El-Din Citadel or Cairo Citadel is built by Salah El-Din Al-Ayoubi, the founder of the Ayyubid Dynasty in 1176 to be a fortress and seat of rule for nearly 700 years. It stopped being the seat of the rule when Khedive Ismail transferred it to Abdeen Palace in 1874. Salah El-Din Al-Ayoubi decided to […]
The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square
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This museum is the most famous landmark in Egypt, holding great and unique ancient Egyptian collections. Let’s go back a little bit before building the Egyptian Museum Due to the discoveries of Napoleon Bonaparte’s expedition, Egypt built the Cairo Museum to conserve the objects. This museum was an initial house at Ezbakiyya. Unfortunately, in 1855, […]
Gayer Anderson Museum or Bayt Al-Kritliyya
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Gayer Anderson Museum, or Bayt Al-Kritliyya, is one of the most perfect examples of Islamic domestic architecture in Islamic Cairo; It is located beside Ibn Tulun Mosque. This museum consists of two houses. The first house is on the east. It was founded by Hajj Mohammad Al-Gazzar in 1632. Later, this house was bought by […]
The Egyptian Royal Mummies Parade
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On April 3rd, Pharaohs will be in a New Museum. Egypt waits for a great historical event (Royal Mummies Parade). The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is preparing to transfer the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to a new home, to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). For getting ready […]
Abusir Necropolis – Historical Site
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Abusir Necropolis is considered an essential part of the Memphis Necropolis, where the ancient Egyptian kings of the fifth dynasty built their pyramids. Abusir Necropolis houses fourteen pyramids, but the most famous pyramids there are the pyramids of king Neferirkare, Niuserre, and Sahure, dating back to the fifth dynasty. Additionally, the temple of the sun […]
