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Yesterday and today
Cairo sprang from the foundations of a recent town. recent, according to
Egyptian time standards…. This region was originally settled in the Paleolithic
and witnessed the development of the Neolithic communities…. This region was,
since the predynastic period of the pharaonic era, a very remote extension of
On, the center of Ra cult where the priests of Heliopolis worshipped the sun
god…. It was there, that the battle opposing Horus to Seth took place, according
to the Osirian legend It was also there, that the Persian invaders built in
525 BC the fort of Babylon to control the trade routes of the Old World…. In 117
Trajan, the roman governor of Egypt, repaired the old canal originally built by
the Pharaohs of the 12th dynasty to link, across the Nile dominated by Babylon,
the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea…. During later periods of the roman
occupation, a Christian community grew up around Babylon where the world's
oldest Coptic churches were built, at the end of the 4th century: St. Sergius
and St. Barbara. Taking hold of Babylon in 639, Amr Ibn El As, the leader of
the Arab army, conquered Egypt and expelled the Romans… gradually, Egypt
converted to Islam…the location of Amr's camp, in front of Babylon, became the
center of a military city El Fostat or the tent… an extension was to be added by
the Abbasssides El Askar or the soldiers... this was followed by another
extension added by the Toulounides El Katayea or the tribes … therefore the city
grew up in splendour: Amr's mosque, the world's oldest third mosque, the palace
of the governor, public bathes, houses, gardens, markets…. In 969 Gohar, the
Fatimides army leader built, to the north of El Katayea, a much larger city El
Kahera or the victorious (Cairo)... .In 973 El Azhar mosque and Islamic
University was built…. Cairo became the capital of Egypt… in 1176 Saladin built
the Citadel and surrounded the old city and the capital, with defensive walls.
The reign of Ismail started, in 1865, a new era of modernization: Cairo was
enlarged by adding new extensions (Roda, Gézira, Giza, Dokki and Heliopolis)
….Wide streets adorned with trees, gardens, Opera house, houses and villas,
large hotels ….In 1952, a revolution took place and Egypt became a republic, new
cities were built around Cairo to solve the problems of overpopulation (Nasr
city, Ramadan city, Ocober city, Shourouk city, Oubour city…). Cairo today is
one of the world's largest cities, it is a metropolitan city: many luxurious
hotels, wide variety of restaurants, all types of museums, galleries of arts,
Opera house and theaters, 5 large universities, sports clubs and stadiums,
zoological gardens and entertainment centers (Wonder Land, dream Land, Aqua
Park, Crazy Water….), movies and shopping centers, the Old Bazaar of Khan El
Khalili, a large net of underground metro, bridges and highways, 2 international
airports, floating hotels and restaurants on the Nile, modern hospitals and
banks, aviation and tourist agencies, embassies and cultural centers, languages
schools and universities…. And above all the welcoming Egyptian people.
Explore Cairo
Cairo is a city that never sleeps,
it is a 5000 years old megalopolis stretching to the pyramids.
Memphis Necropolis
In 3200 BC the legendary
Pharaoh "Mena" unified Egypt
and created the first state in history,
his capital was "Memphis"…. Parallel to the capital, on the Nile western bank, the "city of
the dead" covered a sandy stretch 50-km long…. More than 80 pyramids, hundreds of tombs and mastabas bearing colored paintings which represent the daily life of the ancient Egyptians….
Giza pyramids and the sphinx built 4600 years ago for the pharaohs: Khufu, Khafra and Menkawra
Sakkara steps Pyramid, built 4700 years ago for the pharaoh Djeser, the first rocky construction in history
Egyptian Museum
Built in 1857, under the supervision of August Mariette, it contains the
fabulous treasure of Tutankhamen, the hall of mummies and the largest collection
of Pharaonic monuments.
Modern Cairo
Opera house, with its galleries of arts and music halls.
Heliopolis, with its commercial centers and gardens.
Floating restaurants, navigating on the Nile.
Sound and light show at Giza pyramids.
Old Cairo
Stretching on the Nile eastern bank, Old Cairo is a mixture of the present and
the past, Coptic and Islamic monuments:
Coptic Museum, the most beautiful
collection of Coptic arts (icons, manuscripts, sacerdotal ornaments…)
Islamic museum, the most beautiful collection of Islamic arts (ivory-inlaid
wooden doors and screens, mosaic and marble fountains, silver and gold inlaid
weapons, colored glass cups…) St. Serge church, built on the crypt in which
the Holy Family stayed, it is regarded as a source of blessings St. Barbara
church built on the southern tower gate of Babylon fort and dedicated for the
Virgin, it houses ebony and ivory inlaid wooden screens St. Mercurius
church, houses a collection of 175 rare icons. Amr's mosque is the oldest
one in Egypt, it houses a marble column sent from Mekka in 642 The Citadel
and its alabaster mosque. El Azhar mosque, the oldest Islamic university in
the world. Khan el Khalily bazaars, the oldest market in Cairo (spices,
fruits, ivory, silver, gold, tissues, restaurants and coffee shops of local
type)
(20.06.04)
Total solar eclipse in Egypt a unique phenomena that
happens .... more
(25.06.04)
Appearance of the Dugong in Marsa Alam Don't miss
the chance to go their and see it yourself. more
Adventure
Enjoy and feel the adventure
In Sinai, Oasis, Desert
Safari Make a safari in the egyptian
White Desert to see the nature and the mountains
Unforgettable experience while
traveling in the past to days of pharos
