A frenetically busy shopping street running in front of the Nile Hilton Hotel in Tahrir Square to Midan Opera, Qasr...Read More

Running from Midan Tahrir to Midan Orabi, Sharia Talaat Harb is quintessential modern Cairo. Its pavements are permanently crowded and...Read More

Tahrir Square was not always the dauntingly urban square that it is today. Until the 19th century, the area was...Read More

Founded by a Frenchman, Auguste Mariette (1821-81), Egypt’s first national museum of Pharaonic antiquities opened in 1863. It quickly outgrew...Read More

Also known as khans or caravanserais, wikalas were hostels used by merchants arriving in caravans from North Africa, Arabia and...Read More

Muizz street features and Facts Al-Muizz li-Din Allah was the Fatimid caliph who conquered Cairo in AD 969. Al-Muizz Street...Read More

Gayer-Anderson Museum In Cairo: This charming museum is the legacy of John Gayer-Anderson, a British officer serving in Cairo. In...Read More

The Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun: One of the largest and oldest mosques in the country, Ibn Tulun was built...Read More

Al-Rifa’i Mosque Facts: Separated from the Mosque of Sultan Hassan by a canyon-like pedestrian street, the similar scale and symmetry...Read More

Mosque of Sultan Hassan Features: Mosque of Sultan Hassan is One of the most interesting of the capital’s mosques, this...Read More

Al-Azhar Mosque In Cairo: Just southwest of Midan al-Hussein is one of Cairo’s most venerable institutions. Al-Azhar was founded in...Read More

Muhamed Ali Mosque In Cairo: Dominating the eastern Cairo skyline, the Mohammed Ali Mosque is a relative newcomer, having been...Read More

The Citadel of Saladin in Egypt:  Salah El-Din (known as Saladin to European historians) Home to Egypt’s rulers for almost...Read More

Top 17 Egypt Souvenirs:  After your visit to Egypt, you will definitely wish to get some souvenirs. In this topic,...Read More

Top 10 Egypt Festivals and Events 1- Ramadan Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting. During daylight hours observant Muslims...Read More

The Egyptian Coptic Festival The main Christian festivals Christmas, Epiphany, Easter and the Annunciation are the main Coptic-festivals of the...Read More

Islamic religious festivals and celebrations: Celebrated with great feasts, family gatherings, music, and street processions, Muslim festivals are joyous occasions....Read More

The Top 15 Egyptian beverages: Limoon Sahlab Karkade Yansoon Fresh Fruit Juices Sugarcane Juice Tea Coffee Mineral Water Egyptian Sobia...Read More

Top 20 Traditional Egyptian Dishes When you come to Egypt you should have to try different types of Egyptian food...Read More

Culture of Ancient Egypt: 1- Religious Life For the ancient Egyptians, the universe was composed of dualities – fertile and...Read More

Alexander the great facts Alexander III of Macedon (356 – 323 B.C.), better known as Alexander the Great, is one...Read More

One of the most famous and recognizable pharaohs (perhaps second only to Tutankhamun), Ramesses II is celebrated as the most...Read More

Hatshepsut definition Hatshepsut (‘Foremost of Noble Ladies’) was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. She remains the longest-serving female...Read More

khufu Facts : A Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh who ruled during the first half of the Old Kingdom era, Khufu (originally Khnum-Khufu)...Read More