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3 December 2022
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Salah El-Din Fortress

Salah El-Din Fortress on the Pharaoh’s Island-Taba .. After a short ferry ride from the coast of Taba, you will reach Pharaoh’s Island, a small granite atoll surrounded by coral reefs and dominated by the magnificent Saladin Fortress, built in the 12th century by Crusaders and recently restored by the Council of Egyptian Antiquities. Salah […]


3 December 2022
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Beyt El-Suhaimi

When you look at the typically plain and, to some, perhaps even boring facade of Beyt el-Suhaimi, you cannot imagine the architectural treasures that await you inside. This mansion is Cairo’s finest example of the traditional family residences that were built throughout the city from the Mamluk period to the 19th century. As soon as […]


1 December 2022
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Mohamed-Ali Mosque

When visiting Cairo, you will easily find the Mohamed Ali Mosque because of its striking features: Its dome rises up to 52 metres and the two minarets on the east side reach no less than 84 metres. Walking through the mosque, you will soon discover why it is also called the “Alabaster Mosque” Its interior […]


1 December 2022
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Sultan-Hassan Mosque and Madrassa

The Mosqueand Madrassa of Sultan Hassan is considered the finest work of early Mamluk architecture in Cairo, an age of architectural splendour. History says that the construction of this complex was a long and tragic process. In fact, it was built between 1356 and 1363 by Sultan Hassan, who was assassinated shortly before the mosque […]


1 December 2022
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Salah El-Din Citadel in Cairo

If you are in Cairo, it is practically impossible to miss the Salah El-Din Citadel, one of the world’s greatest monuments of mediaeval warfare. Resembling a typical early mediaeval fortress with large imposing gates, towers and high defensive walls, the Citadel is one of Cairo’s main attractions and probably the most popular non-Paraonic monument in […]

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