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Cairo is considered to be the 16th largest metropolitan and one of the largest cities in both the Arab world and Africa. It is the capital of Egypt and a famous tourist destination for adventurous travelers and historians alike. Cairo has the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab World, as well as the world's second-oldest institution of higher learning. The area around present-day Cairo, especially Memphis, had long been a focal point of Ancient Egypt due to its strategic location just upstream from the Nile Delta. Known to its nearly 20 million residents as Um ad-Dunya (Mother of the World), modern Cairo is a hotchpotch of recent growth barely superimposed on a dense bed of history. Wander down to Islamic Cairo and you’ll be sucked in through the looking glass to a bygone medieval era. . Meanwhile, the city’s main museum bursts at the seams with the priceless wealth of ancient Egypt’s antiquities. The Giza Pyramids are right outside of the town, and the Egyptian Museum is in the center. The Sphinx and the Citadel are two other popular tourist attractions. It is located near Nile Delta. The Hanging Church, are located along the fortress walls in a section of the city known as Coptic Cairo.
Attractions in Cairo
Nile River Dinner Cruise in Cairo
Nile River Dinner Cruise in Cairo
River dinner cruise aboard the Nile Maxim, one of the most elegant cruising restaurants sailing the world's longest waterway. One can enjoy top-class service aboard your Nile cruise, gliding past Cairo's illuminated skyline while you dine, and with entertainment provided by a spectacular belly dancing and folklore show.
Cairo International Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival
Egypt's love of the arts in general can be traced back to the rich heritage bequeathed by the Pharaohs. In modern times, Egypt has enjoyed a strong cinematic tradition since the art of filmmaking was first developed, early in the 20th century. A natural progression from the active theatre scene of the time, cinema rapidly evolved into a vast motion picture industry.
Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara
Giza Pyramids, Sphinx, Memphis, Sakkara
One can step back in time to the days of ancient
Egypt on while visiting Great Pyramids of Giza and
Sphinx, the necropolis of Sakkara.
Al-Azhar Park
Al-Azhar Park
Al-Azhar Park was opened in 2005.It changed Islamic Cairo’s eastern horizon substantially. It is a beautifully landscaped swath of green, the city’s first (and only) park of significant size.