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Discover Coptic Cairo
The district Coptic Cairo of in Cairo Governorate is a district in Egypt a little south of Cairo, the country's capital city.
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Giza, Cairo, Banha, Shibin al Kawm and Zagazig. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 29% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 5% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
InterContinental Hotels CAIRO SEMIRAMIS
Grand Nile Tower
Four Seasons First Residence
Kempinski Nile Hotel Garden City
Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah
Pyramisa Cairo Suites Hotel
Safir Cairo
Four Seasons at Nile Plaza
The Nile Ritz-Carlton Cairo
Novotel Cairo El Borg
Videos from this area
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Jufu Keops Pyramids of Giza Egypt Piramides de Giza Egipto Jufu Keops
Los planos del diseño de las pirámides, al descubierto. La herramienta o patrón utilizado para su construcción, al descubierto. Este vídeo puede resultar un poco lento a las mentes más...
Camel in the downtown Giza جمل في اشارة مرور
This is taken near midnight in Giza Square, in the usual gridlocked traffic. It was so funny how the camel and its rider tried to maneuver through the congested traffic. It continued ahead...
On location of City of the Dead - the Great Pyramid
Author T.L. Higley narrates a tour of the Giza Plateau and the Great Pyramid, the setting of her recent book, City of the Dead.
Imaging of Brain tumors - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic)
Imaging of Brain tumors - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic) Neurology conference ( Feb 2014 ) at Menia city.
Diffusion weighted MRI - Dr Osama Abd-Elwadood
Diffusion weighted MRI - Dr Osama Abd-Elwadood Neurology conference ( Feb 2014 ) at Menia city.
Imaging of Spine tumor - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic)
Imaging of Spine tumor - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic) Neurology conference ( Feb 2014 ) at Menia city.
Basics of MRI - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic)
Basics of MRI - Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz (In Arabic) Neurology conference ( Feb 2014 ) at Menia city.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Giza
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Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza is a collection of some 300,000 Jewish manuscript fragments that were found in the geniza or storeroom of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat or Old Cairo, Egypt. Some additional fragments were found in the Basatin cemetery east of Old Cairo, and the collection includes a number of old documents bought in Cairo in the later 19th century. It is now dispersed among a number of libraries, including the libraries of Cambridge University and the University of Manchester.
Fustat
Fustat, was the first capital of Egypt under muslim rule. It was built by the Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt and in all of Africa. The city reached its peak in the 12th century, with a population of approximately 200,000.
Battle of al-Babein
The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, between Amalric I of Jerusalem and a Zengid army under Shirkuh for control of Egypt. Saladin served as Shirkuh’s highest-ranking officer in the battle. The battle was a tactical draw between the Zengid forces and King Amalric's invasion army.
Manial Palace and Museum
The Manial Palace and Museum, (Arabic; met-haf al-Manial), is a former Ottoman Egyptian dynasty era palace and grounds on Rhoda Island in the Nile, located in the Sharia al-Saray area in the El-Manial district of southern Cairo, Egypt. The palace and estate has been preserved as an Antiquities Council directed historic house museum and estate, reflecting the settings and lifestyle of the late 19th and early 20th century Egyptian royal prince and heir apparent.
Rhoda Island
Rhoda Island or Rawdah Island,, is an island located on the Nile in central Cairo. The El-Manial District, and the Al-Manyal Palace Museum and gardens, are located on the island. It is west of historic Old Cairo, across a small branch of the Nile. The island has one of the oldest Islamic buildings in Egypt, the Nilometer on its southern tip.
Old Cairo
Old Cairo is a part of Cairo, Egypt, that contains the remnants of those cities which were capitals before Cairo, such as Fustat, as well as some other elements from the city's varied history. For example, it encompasses Coptic Cairo and its many old churches and ruins of Roman fortifications. Modern tourists visit locations such as the Coptic Museum, the Babylon Fortress, the Hanging Church and other Coptic churches, the Ben Ezra Synagogue and the Mosque of 'Amr ibn al-'As.
SilverKey Technologies
SilverKey Technologies is a software company established in February 2003 in Chicago, and has since expanded into India, Morocco, Azerbaijan, and Egypt. SilverKey's focus is on servicing organizations to help them deliver business value through agility, maximize the potential of new technologies, and optimize their IT investment. SilverKey's operational scope is not limited to the US, however it provides solutions to local SMEs in the countries of the branch offices.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Palestinians, is situated in Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local tradition, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found. The land for the synagogue was purchased in 882 CE for 20,000 dinars by Abraham ibn Ezra of Jerusalem. This was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of abandoned Hebrew secular and sacred manuscripts.
Giza Zoo
The Giza Zoo is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park. The zoo covers about 80 acres, and is home to many endangered species, as well as a selection of endemic fauna. Rare species have been successfully bred in the zoo - including the first Californian sea lion to be born in the Middle East in 2002.
Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. The museum traces the history of Christianity in Egypt from its beginnings to the present day. It was erected on 8,000 square meters offered by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria under the guardianship of Pope Cyril V.
Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
says 'Allahu Akbar'. ]] The Mosque of Amr ibn al-As, also called the Mosque of Amr, was originally built in 642 AD, as the center of the newly-founded capital of Egypt, Fustat. The original structure was the first mosque ever built in Egypt, and by extension, the first mosque on the continent of Africa. The location for the mosque was the site of the tent of the commander of the conquering army, general Amr ibn al-As.
Al-Askar
Al-Askar al-‘Askar was the capital of Egypt from 750-868, when the Abbasid caliphate was in power in Egypt.
The Hanging Church
Saint Virgin Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church also known as the Hanging Church (El Muallaqa) is one of the oldest churches in Egypt and the history of a church on this site dates to the 3rd century AD. The Hanging (The Suspended) Church is named for its location above a gatehouse of Babylon Fortress, the Roman fortress in Coptic Cairo; its nave is suspended over a passage. The church is approached by 29 steps; early travelers to Cairo dubbed it "the Staircase Church.
Babylon Fortress
Babylon Fortress was an ancient fortress city or castle in the Delta of Egypt, located at Babylon in the area today known as Coptic Cairo. It was situated in the Heliopolite Nome, upon the right (eastern) bank of the Nile, at latitude 30°N, near the commencement of the Pharaonic Canal (also called Ptolemy's Canal and Trajan's Canal), from the Nile to the Red Sea.
Coptic Cairo
Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga).
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga)
Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, in Coptic Cairo is one of the oldest Coptic churches in Egypt, dating back to the 4th century.
Ahmed Shawki Museum
Ahmed Shawki Museum is named after and dedicated to the poet and dramatist Ahmed Shawki (1869–1932).
Egyptian Geological Museum
The Egyptian Geological Museum is a museum in Cairo, Egypt. The museum was established in 1904 as part of the Egyptian Geological Survey, which had been started in 1896 under the direction of the Khedive Ismail. The museum was the first of its kind in the Middle East and the African continent.
Umm Kulthum Museum
Template:April 2008ifsubst Umm Kulthum Museum متحف أم كلثوم {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Umm Kulthum4. jpg|size=|sizedefault=250px|alt=}} Umm KulthumEstablished 1998Location Old Cairo, Cairo 22x20pxType Specialized museumCurator Dr. Nahla MatarWebsite {{#invoke:URL|url|1=http://www. umkalthoum. gov. eg|2=Official website}} Om Kalthoum Museum is a biographical museum in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt.
Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo
The Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Barbara (or Sitt Barbara) is one of the many famous Coptic Orthodox parishes that can be found in the district of Coptic Cairo. The building is located on the eastern part of the Babylon Fortress and is one of the oldest buildings in Cairo, dating back to the 5th or 6th century AD. However, like many other buildings of Coptic architecture, it was rebuilt several times, most notably by the end of the 11th Century.
Church of St. George (Cairo)
The Church of St. George is a Greek Orthodox church in Coptic Cairo. The church dates back to the 10th century (or earlier). The current structure was rebuilt following a 1904 fire.
El-Manial
El-Manial is a busy district, located on Rhoda Island in the River Nile and is part of Cairo, Egypt.
Darb 1718
Darb 1718 is an Egyptian contemporary art and culture center located in the Fustat area of Old Cairo. As a registered non-profit, charity organization Darb 1718 seeks to encourage experimentation by supporting new works by emerging artists with particular attention to artistic merit, diversity of media and aesthetic traditions, along with originality of cultural influences. It thereby acts as “a trampoline to advance the burgeoning contemporary art movement in Egypt.
57357 Hospital
57357 Hospital, located in Cairo, Egypt, is one of the biggest hospitals specialized in children's cancer in the world. Fundraising for the hospital, including well-attended benefit festivals, started in 1998, with a target date for opening of December 2003. It eventually opened in 2007.