Best 3 Places To Visit In Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt; it’s one of the most important cities in Egypt and the biggest town in Africa and the most populated in both Africa & Middle East. The history of Cairoback to 1000 Years. Historically Cairo was known as 1000 Minarets city because of the great number of mosques built in Cairo. The old city of Cairo was built by Al Moa’az Le Din Allah (the fourth Fatimid Caliph) surrounded by a great fence that is why it has been called later as Al-Qahira “Victorious”. There are various of places to visit in Cairo, which you can choose from during your Cairo Excursions.

The 1000 Minarets City

As I have mentioned, Cairo has got the name of “The 1000 Minarets City” due to many famous mosques built on its land such as Al-Azhar Mosque built in 972 A.D, Ahmed Bin Taulun Mosque 256 H – 879 AD, Al- Hakim Bi Amr Allah Mosque380 H – 1013 AD, Muhamed Ali Mosque in Saladin Citadel1848 AD – 1265 H, Sultan Hassan Mosque 1363 AD. All these mosques are very close to Khan Al-Khalili (The oldest antiquities markets in the Middle East). In addition to previously mentioned touristic Islamic sites there are also many other Coptic and Pharaonic monuments and sites are mentioned below. Worthy to mention that the Nile River,Cairo Tower, Saladin Citadel and Egyptian Museum are the most likely visited sites in Cairo. Because of being the capital of Egypt, Cairo has got many other characteristics like all ministries, governmental institutions and embassies.

Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian museum is one of the most famous museums in all over the world. It contains a great collection of Pharaohs Antiquities and Ancient Egyptian Statues. It

The Egyptian museum is one of the most famous museums in all over the world. It contains a great collection of Pharaohs Antiquities and Ancient Egyptian Statues. It competes the British museum, Musée du Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum located in Tahrir Square (the birth place of 25th of January revolution). It was built in 1902 A.D and contains more than 136, 000, 0 monumental pieces in addition to hundreds thousands of monumental pieces in Stocks.

The History of building the Museum: International demands have risen to establish a museum collect Egyptian monuments especially after Jean-François Champollion managed to publish the first correct translation of the hieroglyphs and the key to the Egyptian grammatical system in 1822.
In 1835 the Egyptian government established the museum near Ezbekeyah Garden, later moved to Boulaq in 1858 because of the first museum was too small to collect a huge number of Pharaonic Antiquities. In 1878, the Nile River flooded and caused big damages to the Antiquities the matter which led to a compulsory move to another museum in Giza and in 1902 they were moved to the Current museum in Tahrir SQ.
The Museum includes Thutmosis III, Thutmosis IV, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut, and the courtier Maiherpri, as well as many artifacts from the Valley of the Kings, King Tutankhamun, Ramses III, Amenhotep IV, Amenhotep III, Nefertiti and Sneferu mummies.

Giza Pyramids

Giza pyramids located on the Western bank of the Nile River and likely built 2500 years B.C. The most famous three pyramids of Giza are Cheops, Chephren & Mykerinus, and beside them the great Sphinx. Pyramids are the royal graveyard or tombs in which kings are intended to be buried. The shape of pyramids represents a great stage of pharaonic graveyards.
Know more about the great Sphinx facts!

Cheopsone

One of the world seven wonders. Its height is 146m2 but now 137m2 and the side length of its base is 230m2, each stone of it weighs between (1 ton: 8 tons). The pyramid of Cheops was built in twenty years, its tunnels and other parts of it took about 10 years according to Herodotus, famous Greek Historian, who visited Egypt in the fourth century.

Chephren

The second pyramid dedicated to king Chephren, the fourth king in the fourth dynasty, son of Cheops, he ruled Egypt for about 26 Years. The height of the pyramid is 136 m2 including two gates from the northern side. Chepren pyramid is located south-west Cheops pyramid. Pyramid roof is made of Granite.

Mykerinus

The third pyramid dedicated to king Mykerinus the son of Chephren the son of Cheops, each side length is 108.5 m2 and its height is 62 m2. King Mykerinus called his pyramid as “The Holy pyramid”.

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