Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
View photos from OUR PLACE the World Heritage collection
Islamic Cairo, (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism)

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1979
Size of heritage: 524 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 31,261°
Latitude: 30,050°

About

Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. Founded in the 10th century, it became the new centre of the Islamic world, reaching its golden age in the 14th century.


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Hotels and places to stay

Check availability Photo of the hotel PYRAMIDS PARK RESORT CAIRO

PYRAMIDS PARK RESORT CAIRO

Address
Distance: 1,1 mi
KM 2 5 CAIRO ALEXANDRIA DESERT ROAD
1 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Le Riad - Tell a Story

Le Riad - Tell a Story

Address
Distance: 0,4 mi
114 Muiz Li Din Allah St.
Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 09:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Triumph Hotel & Conference Center

Triumph Hotel & Conference Center

Address
Distance: 0,9 mi
El Khalifa El Maamoun St. Heliopolis
258 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Cairo Paradise Hotel

Cairo Paradise Hotel

Address
Distance: 0,9 mi
Sherif St,Downtown
11511 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Windsor

Windsor

Address
Distance: 0,9 mi
19 Alfi Bey Street
11111 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Concorde Hotel Dokki

Concorde Hotel Dokki

Address
Distance: 1,1 mi
146 Tahrir Street
Kairo
Egypt

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Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Alexander Hotel

Alexander Hotel

Address
Distance: 1,0 mi
165 Mohamed Farid Street
11111 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:30 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel New Cairo Moon

New Cairo Moon

Address
Distance: 1,1 mi
15 26 July Street
11111 Cairo
Egypt

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Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Arabian Nights Hotel

Arabian Nights Hotel

Address
Distance: 0,4 mi
Al Aded St 10
11111 Kairo
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Milano Hotel

Milano Hotel

Address
Distance: 1,0 mi
Adly Street Down-Town Cairo Egypt 16
11518 Al Qahira
Egypt

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Videos from the area

معالم شهر رمضان فى القاهرة / قهوة الفيشاوى Ramadan in Cairo

Published: September 05, 2009
Length: 13:04 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ali elsherbiny

معالم شهر رمضان فى القاهرة / قهوة الفيشاوى بحى الحسين 2009 / على الشربينى Features of the month of Ramadan in Cairo / coffee Fishawi...

القاهرة الفاطمية / جامع الأقمر Fatimid Cairo

Published: July 30, 2009
Length: 31:56 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: ali elsherbiny

القاهرة الفاطمية / جامع الأقمر / شارع المعز لدين الله سنة 2009 / على الشربينى Fatimid Cairo / Congregational Mosque / Street Muizz...

LE CAIRE - Souks de Khan el-Khalili

Published: February 24, 2011
Length: 43:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Michel Guilly

2010-11-13-2-Y - LE CAIRE - Egypte - Souks de Khan el-Khalili - Mosquée Sayyidna el-Hussein à la fin de la vidéo.

onix for silver shop in Khan el-Khalili

Published: April 08, 2014
Length: 05:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: doaa essam

address shop : 6 khan EL-Khlili-cairo telephone: 25925526 The name of the seller in the shop Mohammed sheded email:onixforsilver@yahoo.com.

القاهرة الفاطمية / شارع المعز لدين الله تحت الأضواء 2009

Published: October 22, 2009
Length: 17:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ali elsherbiny

القاهرة الفاطمية / شارع المعز لدين الله تحت الأضواء 2009 ــ على الشربينى.

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Near airports
Cairo International Airport
Large airport - 10 mi (17 km) Cairo West Airport
Medium airport - 21 mi (35 km) Port Said Airport
Medium airport - 103 mi (166 km) El Nouzha Airport
Medium airport - 111 mi (178 km) Borg El Arab International Airport
Medium airport - 111 mi (179 km) Abu Rudeis Airport
Small airport - 141 mi (228 km) El Arish International Airport
Medium airport - 169 mi (272 km) El Tor Airport
Small airport - 192 mi (310 km) Ovda International Airport
Large airport - 220 mi (355 km) Hurghada International Airport
Large airport - 251 mi (405 km) Ben Gurion International Airport
Large airport - 254 mi (409 km) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Large airport - 360 mi (579 km)
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