| Cairo lies along the River Nile stretching up to 40 | | | | icons, manuscripts and textiles.Mosques in Cairo |
| km from north to south. The citizens of Cairo | | | | The important mosques worth visiting in Cairo |
| proudly call their city as the 'Mother of All Cities'. | | | | are the Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-Aas (Al-Fustat), |
| Cairo or Al Qahirah is not only the capital of Egypt | | | | Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, Al-Azhar Mosque, |
| but also the largest city in the Middle East and | | | | Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Al-Refai Mosque, |
| Africa. Cairo lies in the strategic routes leading to | | | | Mosque of Al-Moayyed, The Blue Mosque and |
| the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe. | | | | Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali. The other |
| At Cairo, River Nile gets divided into two | | | | Islamic sites in the city are the Fortress of |
| distributaries, Rosetta and Damietta. The | | | | Salah-Al-Din (Saladin), House of Gamal-Al-Din |
| 2000-year-old city is a melting pot of Islamic, | | | | Al-Dhahabi, House of Gamal-Al-Din Al-Dhahabi and |
| Christian Coptic and Jewish cultures, which are | | | | The Museum of Islamic Art (Bab Al-Khalq).Modern |
| flourishing even up to this day.Major Tourist | | | | Structures |
| Attractions In CairoMemphis and Saqqara | | | | National Cultural Center (Opera House) is a |
| Built by King Menes, Memphis is the oldest capital | | | | 7-storey building built to replace the old Opera |
| of Egypt and is 24 km from Cairo. The Statue of | | | | House burnt forty years back. Inaugurated in |
| Ramesses II built of fine-grained limestone is | | | | October 1988, it is collaboration for Japanese and |
| displayed in the museum. The statue is 13 m long | | | | Egyptian architects. The center is furnished with |
| and weighs 120 tons. The other interesting | | | | high tech audio-visual systems and features 3 |
| monuments at Memphis are Temple for | | | | theaters, rehearsal halls, museum and a library. |
| Embalming the Sacred Apis Bull. Saqqara is the | | | | Cairo Tower (Gezirah) is a 180 m high building with |
| ancient Egyptian cemetery on a desert plateau | | | | a rotating restaurant and cafeteria on the two |
| near Cairo. Nearby is the Step Pyramid built for | | | | upper most storeys. The Pharaonic Village |
| King Zoser by Imhotep, Pyramids of Unas of the | | | | successfully recreates the lifestyle of the ancient |
| Fifth Dynasty Pharaohs, The Serapeum, Greek | | | | Egyptians. Khan-Al-Khalili Bazaar and Sagh |
| Philosopher Circle and The Mastabas, of | | | | comprises of several shops as old as 14th |
| Ptah-Hotep, Ti and Mereruka.Churches in Cairo | | | | century AD. The area is known for a wide range |
| The churches in Cairo are located mainly near | | | | in gold and silver work, embroidered fabric, leather |
| the ruins of Fortress of Babylon in the old city of | | | | items and handcrafted woodwork. The Military |
| Cairo. The churches worth visiting are the | | | | Museum (The Citadel) is rich in collection of ancient |
| Al-Muaallaqah (Hanging) Church, Church of Abu | | | | and modern weapons, statues, military uniforms |
| Sergah (St Sergius), Church of Sitt Barbara (St | | | | and displays of art of warfare in Egypt from the |
| Barbara), Church of Abu Mina (St Mena), Church | | | | beginning. Enjoy visit to parks in Cairo including |
| of Abu Sefein (St Macarius), Church of Al-Adra | | | | Andalusian Gardens, Kanter-al-Khaireya Gardens, |
| (The Virgin), Church of the Virgin in Zaytoun, | | | | Fish Gardens in Zamalek and International Garden |
| Church of Mari Guirguis (St George) and The | | | | in Nasr City.How to ReachBy Air: Cairo is |
| Cathedral of Al-Qiddis Morcos (St Mark). The | | | | connected with many national and international |
| Coptic Museum displays the rare collection of | | | | cities by air route. |
| ancient Christian relics like architectural sections, | | | | |