[2024 Cairo Attraction] Travel Guide for Islamic Cairo (Updated Nov)
No.11 of Best Things to Do in Cairo
Address:
El-Darb El-Ahmar, Cairo Governorate
Recommended sightseeing time:
0.5-1 day
Cairo | I patted the cat ears of the earth
⭕It's not a Photoshopped image! You can actually see the pyramids in downtown Cairo. It's like a world that seems to be built by modeling, and I easily captured it in Cairo!
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Saladin Castle
Saladin Castle is a must-visit for tourists in Cairo, from where you can overlook the entire city of Cairo
On a clear day (the weather was quite hazy when I took the photos) you can see the pyramids
And you can see three of them!!
I didn't notice at first, it was a guide from another group who mentioned it
After carrying a telephoto lens for 13 days, I finally got to use it on the last day. Note: You must use a telephoto lens to shoot
Using a telephoto lens to zoom in, behind the decaying old city of Cairo, the oppressive presence of the pyramids cannot be ignored, it's as if they really come from another world.
But, it really looks like a 😺cat head...
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Besides the pyramids, this is also a great spot to shoot the downtown area of Cairo. It should look even better at sunset! 👍👍👍
Emily Foster 901.
El Seheimy House is a wonderful intact olden Arabic villa in Islamic cairo. As you wander the courtyards and alleyways, climb the narrow stone stairways, and find the pillowed tea rooms, it is impossible to not imagine the place in its glory and original splendour. A true window into the past!
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AsiaOnTheGo
Islamic Cairo refers to the part of the old city of Cairo, which was approved by UNESCO in 1979 as a World Cultural Heritage. The ancient city of Cairo in Egypt is located in the eastern part of downtown Cairo in Egypt. Apart from a few ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman cultures, it mainly reflects Islamic culture. Because of the majority of people and their belief in Islam, many mosques have been built, and there are still more than 500 ancient mosques in the old city. If you have been to Istanbul, do you feel familiar? How can this mosque be like the Blue Mosque? Then take out the photos taken before and compare. This Mosque, if you search for information, is really an imitation of the Blue Mosque, and has a long history. The Ali Mosque is located in the Saladin Citadel on the Mugetam Mountain in the eastern suburbs of Cairo. This castle was built by Saladin to resist the invasion of the Crusaders. Tickets are 60 HKD per person.
sarah on the road
Beyond the Pyramids of Giza
Cairo is so much more than meets the eye. Egypt has an incredibly long history, the oldest recorded in the world and throughout all this time, so many dynasties have risen and fallen. But one of the greatest things we cam enjoy today, is the richness in the preservation of culture. Inside the temple of Mohammed Ali was not short in epic cultural and artistic value with seven rooms for his wives and extended family. Tremendously awesome and humbling and an insight to ages past. Located near the river Nile, this gem is definitely worth a visit. Check it out! #egypt #temple #cairo #whattodoincairo
The Black Asian Ja
In most people's eyes, there are only a variety of temples and pyramids in Egypt~
but in fact the capital of Egypt, Cairo, has many many small spots worth seeing. This is the largest and oldest old town in the world. The mosques, ancient buildings and tourists are rare and keep looking like hundreds of years ago. The favorite thing to do is to climb the top of the mosque overlooking the entire ancient city of Cairo, which is the ancient romance unique to Cairo.
Recommended some secret spots in the old town
Al-Azhar Mosque
Coptic Cairo
Sultan Hassan Mosque
Bab Zuweila
Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah Street
Lbn Tulun Mosque
Mosque of Al-Hakim
You can enter your destination directly on Google Maps. There is Uber in the local area, it is convenient to recommend uber. Because the law and order in the old town of Egypt is not too safe.
When walking on the street, be careful of the property, collect the camera phone, women should avoid over-exposure ~
Some mosques will charge a part of the ticket money, and wait until the top of the tower to charge.
But overall, it is still highly recommended! Because there are no foreign tourists (mostly Egyptian tourists will go to these places), so you can just play, just stroll, see the most primitive ancient architectural style, contract a whole mosque hahaha
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During the Roman Empire, a castle was built here, known as Babylon of Egypt, which later became an area where Christian churches gathered. It was not until the sixth century AD that the Arab invasion, marked by the fall of the Babylonian castle, meant that Egypt changed from Christianity to Islam.
The Islamic Old City of Cairo was built in the 10th century in Cairo. It is one of the oldest Islamic cities in the world. It has many famous mosques, Islamic schools, markets and fountains and is an important center of the Islamic world. city. Cairo reached its peak in the 14th century. The Islamic Old City of Cairo is located in the eastern part of modern Cairo. It extends to the north and south, centering on the Kalli market, including the famous Islamic monuments such as the Aizhar Mosque and the Saladin Citadel. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
In the old town of Islam, the horse-riding policeman is on the high side, patrolling like a courtier; a small amusement park on the corner, still using the manual manual Ferris wheel, attracts many local children to play. But what I noticed is that in front of a mosque, the tired coal-drilling children are watching the people coming and going in a sluggish manner, bearing everything that should not be his age.
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I boarded the highest Al-Azhar Hill in Cairo and watched the sun fall slowly on the horizon. Cairo became a charming city here. There was no dust coming from the desert in the air. I couldnt hear the road. The whistling sound and the engine, I am sitting here, as if the religion, language, taste and race of the whole world, as well as every era in history, are surrounded by me and dangling in front of my eyes.
My state of meditation was quickly broken. It was the chanting of the mosque tweeter, like mourning music, five times a day, the whole city instantly became an infinite mosque, all Buildings, traffic, pedestrians, animals, and clouds in the sky are all shrouded in sad prayers. This moment, the most intoxicating.
We walked down the mountain slowly, the old Cairo at night, the lights were charming, the Arabic songs came from the teahouse, and the street artists were sketching. We didnt stop at our own pace, because there was a Hariri market in the world that could hold the whole world, from Islamic lamps and daggers to fake Rolex watches, real, ancient beauty and false, cheap copy, blending together It is like the world of the thousand and one nights in the Arab fairy tale. I even want to stay, stay in this Arab world, observe the bargains of hawkers, and sit in Fisherish to smoke a hookah. I want to describe Cairo in my heart in the way of Balzac and Dickens.
JOJO’s wonderful trip.
The Islamic Old City of Cairo is an ancient city developed in the southern tip of the Nile Delta in Egypt. It is known as the "City of Thousand Towers". In 1979, UNESCO listed the Islamic Old Town of Cairo as a cultural heritage on the World Heritage List.
The Islamic Old Town of Cairo is located in the eastern part of modern Cairo. Apart from a few ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek and Roman cultures, it mainly reflects Islamic culture. The old city is full of Khan. The Khalili market is centered on both the north and the south, including the famous Islamic monuments such as Saladin Castle and Azerbaijan.
On the west side of Hussein Square, is the famous Khan. An entrance to the Khalili market, Khan. The Khalili market is equivalent to the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, but the scale and environment are not as big as the Grand Bazaar. However, the same alleys are criss-crossed, and there are many shops, all kinds of goods should be full of hustle and bustle, especially the tourist souvenirs with Egyptian characteristics such as papyrus, bronze, carving, etc. The sound of bargaining, bargaining, and bargaining are endless, and noisy and noisy becomes a A different kind of scenery.
The things in the market are not really worth buying, but the black tea at the door remembers to drink, you must add sugar.