Cairo is considered one of the best tourist places in Egypt, because it contains many tourist and pharaonic places, because Cairo includes the great history and ancient civilizations due to the pharaohs who lived in them, and left many immortal monuments in them throughout history, and the city of Cairo is The center of economy and industry in Egypt in general, and we will get to know the most important and best places in Cairo.
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Best places in Cairo:
1- Pyramids of Giza:
Giza Pyramids
The pyramids are one of the most important tourist attractions in Cairo and in the world as well and are considered the largest archaeological buildings that were built in history for the wonders of their architecture and magnitude, and each pyramid was named after the king who buried it, and the pyramids in the Giza region are one of the seven wonders of the world, and I mention to you the most important pyramids:
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The pyramid of Khufu:
The pyramid of Khufu is the only remaining miracle of the Seven Wonders of the World, and its greatness is due to its impressive internal planning. Small pyramids were built around it in which his wives and mother were buried, and the pyramid is surrounded by a wall whose remains are still standing on both the eastern and western sides, and you can also visit the King Khufu ship which was named Sunbath at the base of the Great Pyramid The Egyptian archaeologist Kamal El Mallah discovered two pits at the base of the southern pyramid of Khufu.
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Khafre Pyramid:
It is the middle pyramid built by King Khafra, the fourth king of the fourth family, the son of King Khufu, who married Princess Anchor Ankh and ruled twenty-three years, and Khafre’s pyramid is the lowest height of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, since its height is two hundred and fifteen meters and still maintains its outer covering at the top and found statues of The Chest Stone in the Valley’s private temple, among which is one of the most beautiful statues of Egyptian sculpture, and it is attributed to him by carving out the Sphinx.
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Menkaure Pyramid:
It is the smallest pyramid built by the pharaoh Menkaure the son of King Khafre, so that each side of its rib is 108 meters high and 65 meters high and the height of its entrance is about 4 meters above the ground and it was built of limestone and the lower part of it was built of granite that was brought from Aswan through the Nile River and found in one of the corridors The pyramid is a wooden sarcophagus bearing the name of Menkaure, which contains a mummy of Menkaure, now preserved in the British Museum, and from the south there are three pyramids dedicated to queens that extend to the east-west of the first pyramid belonging to the King Kh.
2- Cairo Tower, and it is called Al-Jazeera Tower:
This tower was built in the year one thousand sixty-one and sixty-one, where it was built of reinforced concrete in the form of a lotus flower designed by Engineer Noam Shabib, and is located on the island of Zamalek in the Nile River and the height of the tower reaches one hundred and eighty-seven meters, which is higher than the pyramid of Khufu by forty-three meters Almost on the top there is a tourist restaurant on a rotating platform, in order to see the features of Cairo from all sides of the tower and the tower consists of sixteen floors, and stands on the base of Aswan granite stones that were used in building the temples and ancient Egyptians and their tombs, and the Cairo Tower was renewed. From two thousand and six years, and even a year For in eight, the Arab Contractors Company and assumed renovated to become one of the most important landmarks of Cairo.
3- October War Panorama:
October War Panorama
It is considered one of the best places to attract tourists in Cairo, which is a building that includes many mosques and is designed using Islamic engineering, and it was built during the period of the October War and currently it shows documentaries about the war using an exciting method, and it is located in Salah Selim Street near Cairo Stadium International.
4- Khan Al-Khalili:
Khan Al-Khalily
The tourist’s visit to Cairo will not be complete without passing through Khan Al-Khalili, where there are many artifacts from clothing, jewelry, fabrics, Arabesque, seashell boxes, golden, copper, and silver articles. Khan Al-Khalili returns to the Mamluk era and was built by Prince Jihad Al-Khalili, one of the princes of Sultan Barquq, who is one of the The most popular market in Cairo.
5- The Egyptian Opera House:
Egyptian Opera House
The Egyptian Opera House or the National Cultural Center is one of the best tourist places in Cairo opened in 1988 and is located in its new building that was constructed as a grant from the Japanese government to its Egyptian counterparts in the island of Cairo in Cairo, and the Opera House contains many cultural and entertainment centers, in addition to artistic works It is able to accommodate a thousand seven hundred people in addition to the large theater inside it which includes many of the best artists.
6- Military Museum:
Military Museum
It was built by order of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, and it was moved from its place and at the present time it is settled in the Palace of the Sanctuary located in the castle, and was previously inhabited for the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, after that it became the seat of the English military ruler in his period The English occuAl Bahahn, which was restored by King Farouk and came under his control, and includes many ancient monuments and tools for the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, along with a group of important Egyptian monuments.
