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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS IN<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/tour_destination\/cairo\/\"> CAIRO<\/a><\/h2><ul><li>No trip to Egypt is complete without Visit Cairo.the Capital of Egypt. Cairo is one of the world&#8217;s great megacities. As beautiful as it is crazy, and as rich in historic finery as it is half dilapidated, Cairo tends to be a city that travellers love and hate in equal measures.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5dc14b6\" title=\"10 Top Attractions In Cairo\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565876\/940x500-1-50-43787b9e08531d8774d3048481531696.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565876\/940x500-1-50-43787b9e08531d8774d3048481531696.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a0TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS IN CAIRO\" width=\"289\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1. PYRAMIDS OF GIZA<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>The Pyramids of Giza are Cairo&#8217;s number one half-day trip and a must-do attraction on everyone&#8217;s itinerary. Right on the edge of the city, on the Giza Plateau, these fourth dynasty funerary temples have been wowing travellers for centuries and continue to be one of the country&#8217;s major highlights. Despite the heat, the dust, and the tourist hustle, you can&#8217;t miss a trip here.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5dcaab9\" title=\"PYRAMIDS OF GIZA\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565953\/940x500-1-50-c80a6e7872c040a5b2eb8187b0c284e3.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565953\/940x500-1-50-c80a6e7872c040a5b2eb8187b0c284e3.jpg\" alt=\"PYRAMIDS OF GIZA\" width=\"393\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">2. THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>The museum was founded in 1857 by French Egyptologist August Mariette and moved to its current home \u2014 in the distinctive powder-pink mansion in Downtown Cairo.\u00a0The\u00a0Egyptian Museum\u00a0was founded in 1858 at B\u016bl\u0101q, moved to Al-J\u012bzah (Giza), and moved to its present site in 1897\u20131902. It is unique in its presentation of the whole\u00a0history\u00a0of Egyptian civilization, especially of antiquities of the Pharaonic and Greco-Roman periods. The more than 100,000 items in the museum include some 1,700 items from the tomb of\u00a0Tutankhamen, including the solid-gold mask that covered the\u00a0pharaoh\u2019s\u00a0head. Other treasures include reliefs,\u00a0sarcophagi, papyri, funerary art and the contents of various tombs (including that of Queen\u00a0Hetepheb hers), jewellery, ornaments of all kinds, and other objects&#8230; It also suffers currently with some empty cases due to artefacts having been transferred to the GEM, but you still can&#8217;t help being impressed by the sheer majesty of the exhibits<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5dd38e0\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #337ab7; text-decoration: none; position: relative;\" title=\"2. The&lt;a href=&#039;..\/Egypt-Travel-Guide\/The-Egyptian-Museum.php&#039; &gt; &lt;span class=&#039;abs_img&#039; style=&#039;background-image: url(..\/images\/Egypt_attraction_guide\/attraction\/The-Egyptian-Museum.jpg);&#039; &gt;&lt;\/span&gt; Egyptian Museum &lt;\/a&gt; \" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565959\/940x500-1-50-b618151ff236dacec579bae6d498e900.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 2px solid #ff6d46; vertical-align: middle; max-width: 500px; box-shadow: #adf1cf 6px 6px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; height: 176px; width: 330px;\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565959\/940x500-1-50-b618151ff236dacec579bae6d498e900.jpg\" alt=\"2. The&lt;a href='..\/Egypt-Travel-Guide\/The-Egyptian-Museum.php' &gt; &lt;span class='abs_img' style='background-image: url(..\/images\/Egypt_attraction_guide\/attraction\/The-Egyptian-Museum.jpg);' &gt;&lt;\/span&gt; Egyptian Museum &lt;\/a&gt; \" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">3. SAQQARA<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>Saqqara was a\u00a0Principal Necropolis of the Ancient \u00a0City Memphis located near the entrance of the Nile Delta, at the point where the river starts dividing into several arms, on the west bank of the Nile. Its first tombs, dated to the beginning of the\u00a01st Dynasty, were built on the ridge of the desert plateau, probably immediately to the west of the new capital of Memphis. On a clear day, its most prominent monument,\u00a0Netjerikhet\u2019s Step Pyramid, can be seen from Giza, which lies some 17 kilometres to the North, and from Dashur, about 10 kilometres to the South. From Egypt\u2019s modern-day capital, Cairo, Saqqara is located some 40 kilometres to the southwest. The main attraction in Saqqara is The Step Pyramid of King Djoser which is The earliest example of an Egyptian Pyramid, But Saqqara is home to\u00a0\u00a0Saqqara is home. You Can make a day trip to Giza and Sakkara<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5ddc27d\" title=\"3 . Saqqara\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565973\/940x500-1-50-ab682f92b6c6da8510dd07db06ab1a31.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/565973\/940x500-1-50-ab682f92b6c6da8510dd07db06ab1a31.jpg\" alt=\"3 . Saqqara\" width=\"367\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. ANCIENT MEMPHIS EGYPT<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>The name of\u00a0Memphis\u00a0is derived from the\u00a0Ancient Egyptian\u00a0name called Min-Nefer, then Greeks called it latter Memphis. The Capital City of Egypt for most of the Pharaonic period. Nowadays it is a local village called Mit Rahina. It was founded in the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by\u00a0King Narmer, Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt and the first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. It remained as the capital of Ancient Egypt throughout the Old Kingdom.<\/li><li>Memphis was a centre for the worship of Ptah, the god of creation and artworks, The creator god Ptah, his consort Sekhmet, and their son Nefertem, were the main focus of worship in the city which formed Memphis triad. The city of Memphis was the capital of ancient Egypt. It was the King\u2019s residence and the political-administrative centre until around 2,200 BC.after unification for upper and lower Egypt.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5de561d\" title=\"4-MEMPHIS THE OLDEST CAPITAL OF EGYPT\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566002\/940x500-1-50-53644f0c1dcf637824eb5502ba8a586f.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566002\/940x500-1-50-53644f0c1dcf637824eb5502ba8a586f.jpg\" alt=\"4-MEMPHIS THE OLDEST CAPITAL OF EGYPT\" width=\"399\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">5-DAHSHUR<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>Dahshur\u00a0is located about 40 kilometres southwest of Cairo, the village of\u00a0Dahshur\u00a0marks the southern end of the vast pyramid field that begins at Giza. Excavations at\u00a0Dahshur\u00a0have revealed the remains of seven pyramids, as well as extensive tomb complexes built for queens and nobility from Memphis up until the 13th Dynasty in the Middle Kingdom.Dahshour is one of Memphis&#8217;s most important cemeteries and is one of many vast necropoleis\u00a0located in the\u00a0great Ancient Egypt Capital.\u00a0The Dahshour area contains pyramids of the IV and the XII Dynasties.<\/li><li>Two of the later pyramids constructed here have been completely destroyed by time and the elements and several others, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty, 1929-1885 BC), are badly damaged, but\u00a0Dahshur\u00a0also boasts two of Egypt\u2019s best-preserved early pyramids. Both built during the reign of King Sneferu (2613-2589 BC), the founder of the 4th Dynasty, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at\u00a0Dahshur\u00a0are massive evidence of the architectural development that lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid and it companions at Giza.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5def20c\" title=\"DAHSHUR\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566024\/940x500-1-50-8c1531d1109d264b7ab6faef3e314afe.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566024\/940x500-1-50-8c1531d1109d264b7ab6faef3e314afe.jpg\" alt=\"DAHSHUR\" width=\"398\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">6.CITADEL OF\u00a0SALAH-AD-DIN<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>Cairo&#8217;s citadel was built by Saladin in 1176. On the top of\u00a0Mokattam Hills, it was built to defend the city against the Crusaders. The original structure he laid out has long disappeared except for the eastern outer walls, but a legacy of rulers has made their own additions here. The\u00a0Mosque of Muhammad Ali<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is the most famous monument and the main reason for visiting. Nicknamed the \u00abAlabaster Mosque,\u00bb its white stone and tall, disproportionately slender minarets are one of Cairo&#8217;s great landmarks. The other big reason to come up here are the views across the city; head to the\u00a0Gawhara Terrace\u00a0for the best panorama in town.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5e06082\" title=\"6.Citadel Of\u00a0Salah-ad-Din\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566027\/940x500-1-50-6e6b71af06e4ec831a47b26529dfdad6.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566027\/940x500-1-50-6e6b71af06e4ec831a47b26529dfdad6.jpg\" alt=\"6.Citadel Of\u00a0Salah-ad-Din\" width=\"466\" height=\"248\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">4. OLD CAIRO (COPTIC CAIRO)<\/h2><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>Coptic Cairo is a unique area with Old Cairo that has a concentration of Christian churches and other sites that date from the centuries between the decline of the pharaonic religion and the arrival of Islam when Egypt had a Christian majority. Coptic Cairo is largely built around the fort of Babylon on upon the remains of its walls.<\/li><li>For many Christian travellers though, the real highlight of a visit to this district is the Church of St. Sergius and Bacchus, where local legend says the Virgin Mary, baby Jesus, and family sheltered during King Herod&#8217;s massacre of male babies. Farther into the quarter, you come to the Ben Ezra Synagogue, which is said to be built near the spot where the baby Moses was found in the reeds. Just outside the quarter, you can also visit the Mosque of Amr Ibn al-As; the first mosque built in Egypt.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5e0e943\" title=\"7- OLD CAIRO-COPTIC CAIRO\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566029\/940x500-1-50-3a47dc71c7cd8d2686be310c9a48a956.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566029\/940x500-1-50-3a47dc71c7cd8d2686be310c9a48a956.jpg\" alt=\"7- OLD CAIRO-COPTIC CAIRO\" width=\"457\" height=\"243\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">8.SULTAN HASSAN MOSQUE<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>One of the finest examples of Mamluk architecture in the world, Sultan Hassan Mosque is a vision of Arabic artistry with an abundance of stalactite detailing and intricate arabesque features. It was built between 1356 and 1363 by Sultan Hassan, a grandson of Sultan Qalaun; he took the throne at the age of 13, was deposed and reinstated no less than three times, then assassinated shortly before the mosque was completed. Beyond the striking recessed entrance, a dark passage leads into a peaceful square courtyard surrounded by four soaring\u00a0<em>iwans<\/em>\u00a0(vaulted halls).<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5e16eef\" title=\"8-THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566034\/940x500-1-50-bf76e8104ba2f14c74429327731b5d66.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566034\/940x500-1-50-bf76e8104ba2f14c74429327731b5d66.jpg\" alt=\"8-THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN HASSAN\" width=\"445\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">9. AL-MUIZZ LI-DIN ALLAH STREET<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>This one of the oldest streets in Cairo, the street has different fine Mamluk buildings, which have been painstakingly restored to their former glory. The Madrassa of as-Salih Ayyub, built-in 1247, is a showcase of the tranquil simplicity of Islamic architecture.\u00a0<strong>Al-Muizz street<\/strong>\u00a0for short is a major north-to-south street in the walled city of\u00a0historic Cairo,\u00a0Egypt. It is one of Cairo&#8217;s oldest streets as it dates back to the foundation of the city (not counting the earlier\u00a0Fustat) by the\u00a0Fatimid dynasty\u00a0in the 10th century, under their fourth caliph,\u00a0Al-Mu&#8217;izz li-Din Allah\u00a0(after whom the street is named).\u00a0Historically, it was the most important artery of the city and was often referred to as the\u00a0<em><strong>Qasaba<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(or\u00a0<em>Qasabah<\/em>). It constituted the main axis of the city&#8217;s economic zones where its\u00a0souqs\u00a0(markets) were concentrated<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"img_5e961d5e1f61c\" title=\"9- AL-MUIZZ LI-DIN ALLAH STREET\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566043\/940x500-1-50-821241a9690d8d43042bc30ca416151f.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566043\/940x500-1-50-821241a9690d8d43042bc30ca416151f.jpg\" alt=\"9- AL-MUIZZ LI-DIN ALLAH STREET\" width=\"441\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">10. KHAN EL-KHALILI (SOUQ QUARTER)<\/h3><ul style=\"text-align: center;\"><li>Khan el-Khalili is one of the world&#8217;s great shopping experiences. This Middle Eastern souq (bazaar) is a labyrinthine collection of skinny alleyways established as a shopping district in AD 1400, which still rings with the clang of metal workers and silversmiths.<\/li><li>The main streets have long ago given themselves over completely to the tourist trade (with plenty of cheap papyrus pictures and plastic pyramids on display), but divert off the main drag into the surrounding alleyways, and the tiny stores and cluttered workshops are some of the best places to pick up traditional products in Egypt. Here, you&#8217;ll find everything from antiques and gorgeous metal lampshades to locally woven textiles.<\/li><\/ul><p><a id=\"img_5e961d5e272cc\" title=\"10-KHAN EL KHALIL BAZAAR\" href=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566055\/940x500-1-50-379dd011d342244e522ed9819a151ec1.jpg\" rel=\"gallery noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d3rr2gvhjw0wwy.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/mandators\/41668\/cms\/566055\/940x500-1-50-379dd011d342244e522ed9819a151ec1.jpg\" alt=\"10-KHAN EL KHALIL BAZAAR\" width=\"359\" height=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0TOP 10 ATTRACTIONS IN CAIRO:<br \/>\nNo trip to Egypt is complete without Visit Cairo.the Capital of Egypt. Cairo is one of the world&#8217;s great megacities. As beautiful as it is crazy, and as rich in historic finery as it is half dilapidated, Cairo tends to be a city that travellers love and hate in equal measures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[427,237],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cairo-guide-es","category-non-classifiee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aroundegypttrips.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- This website is optimized by Airlift. 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