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Abdelaziz Hamed
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Felucca Ride in Cairo: When to Go and What It Costs
Go in the late afternoon and stay on the water past sunset: that is the simplest answer for…
Manial Palace: Prince Mohamed Ali’s Garden Palace
Built between 1900 and 1929 for Prince Mohamed Ali Tawfik, Manial Palace is a walled royal residence on…
Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai Mosques: Cairo’s Twin Monuments
Two giant mosques face each other across a narrow lane below the Cairo Citadel. The Sultan Hassan Mosque…
Elephantine Island: Temples, Nilometer and Nubian Villages
Elephantine Island sits in the Nile at Aswan, just below the First Cataract, and was ancient Egypt’s southern…
Tombs of the Nobles in Luxor: The Most Colorful Tombs
Kings in the Valley of the Kings filled their tombs with gods and the underworld; the officials who…
Citadel of Qaitbay: Built on the Lighthouse of Alexandria Site
Sultan al-Ashraf Qaitbay built the Citadel of Qaitbay between 1477 and 1479 on the ruins of the Lighthouse…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Visiting the New Library of Alexandria
Opened in October 2002 on Alexandria’s Mediterranean shore, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina is Egypt’s modern library and cultural center,…
Cairo Nile Dinner Cruise: What to Expect
Expect an evening of about two to three hours aboard a floating restaurant boat that sails the Nile…
The Hanging Church in Cairo: History and Visiting Tips
The Hanging Church is the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Old Cairo, raised on top…
