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Ramses Station |
Ramses Railway Station is the main railway station of Cairo, Egypt. The name is derived from the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II whose statue was erected by Nasser on the square in 1955. The station was formerly known as Misr Station. The original railway station was built as the terminal of the ... |
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Khan el-Khalili |
Khan el-Khalili (خان الخليلي) is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike. The souk dates back to 1382, when Emir Djaharks el-Khalili built a large caravanserai (خان khan in Arabic) in Cairo under the Burji... |
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Giza Necropolis |
The Giza Necropolis (أهرامات الجيزة) is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramid complexes known as the Great Pyramids, the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' vi... |
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Mosque of Ibn Tulun |
The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Ţūlūn (مسجد أحمد بن طولون) is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area. The mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn, the Abbassid governor of Egypt from 86... |
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Al-Azhar University |
Al-Azhar University (مسجد أحمد بن طولون) is an educational institute in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 970 or 972 as a madrasa, it is the chief centre of Arabic literature and Islamic learning in the world. It is the oldest degree-granting university in Egypt.
In 1961 non-religious subjects were added to... |
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Islamic Cairo |
Islamic Cairo is a part of central Cairo noted for its historically important mosques and other Islamic monuments. It is overlooked by the Cairo Citadel.
Islamic Cairo was founded in 969 as the royal enclosure for the Fatimid caliphs, while the actual economic and administrative capital was in near... |
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Al-Hakim Mosque |
Al-Jam`e Al-Anwar (الجامع الانور, literally:The Enlightened Mosque) also Al-Hakim Mosque is a major Islamic religious site in Cairo, Egypt. It is named after Imam Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985–1021), the sixth Fatimid caliph,16 th Fatimid / Ismaili Imam and the first to be born in Egypt. The mosque wa... |
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Al-Azhar Mosque |
Al-Azhar Mosque(الجامع الأزهر) is a mosque in Islamic Cairo in Egypt. Al-Mu'izz li-Dīn Allāh of the Fatimid Caliphate commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970. Its name is usually thought to allude to the Islamic prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, a revered figu... |
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El-Mursi Abul Abbas Mosque |
El-Mursi Abul-Abbas Mosque (جامع المرسي أبو العباس) is a famous mosque in Alexandria, Egypt. It is dedicated to the 13th century Alexandrine Sufi saint el-Mursi Abul Abbas whose tomb it contains. It is located in the Anfoushi neighborhood of Alexandria, near the Citadel of Qaitbay. The Mosque was de... |
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Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria |
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria is the historical seat of the Pope of Alexandria, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The cathedral is said to stand on the site of the church founded by St. Mark the Evangelist in AD 60. St. Mark the Evangelist (author of the second Gospel) h... |
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