Cairo

"This little world, the great Cairo... the most admirable and the greatest city seen upon the earth... the Microcosmus of the greater world..." William Lithgow, 1614
Founded on the site of Babylon, near the ruins of ancient Memphis, Cairo has been the largest city in Africa for centuries. Modern Cairo encompasses many former cities and their monuments: the pyramids of the pharaohs; early Christian monasteries and churches; Salah al-din's Citadel; mosques of the Mamluke and Ottoman sultans Five thousand years of culture are concentrated here, at the center of three continents. Travel through time in a city that is a living index to civilization. Enjoy the comforts of a cosmopolitan twentieth-century capital. Cairo, a microcosm of the greater world.
" The Nile does not change. Indeed I know of no place where everything changes as much as it does here and nothing is ever changed... you feel quite at home." Henry Adams describing Cairo, 1898
Today's skyline mixes minarets and palm trees with art deco villas and multicoloured neon-but you can still see the sunset over the Nile. Cairo has a unique atmosphere: both exciting and relaxed. The city pulses with life while the Nile flows on to the sea. "The Mother of the world" is one of the friendliest (and safest) cities in the world: Egyptian hospitality will ensure that, wherever you come from, you'll feel quite at home.
"... a palimpsest, in which the Bible is written over Herodotus, and the Koran over that" Lady Duff Gordon on Egypt, 1865

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Museums in Egypt

• The Egyptian MuseumMaydan at-Tahrir, CairoTel. (202) 5782448 , (202) 5782452 Fax. (202) 579697E-mail : mailto:egymu1@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu2@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu3@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu4@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu5@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu6@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.eg, mailto:egymu7@idsc.net.eg;egymu10@idsc.net.egTotal Objects : 142000
• The Museum of Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil and his wife 1 Kafour St. - Orman Post Office - Giza - EgyptTel. (202) 3362378,(202) 3362358,(202) 3362379Fax (202) 3362376Total Objects : 1031
• Coptic MuseumFakhry Abd el Nour street No4. Abbassia. Cairo, Egypt.Tel. (202) 3639742,(202) 3628766Total Objects : 15250
• Islamic Museum352 Ahmed Maher Sq. - Bab El-Khalq, CairoTel. (202) 3901520Total Objects : 86438
• The Greco-Roman MuseumMathaf El Romani street, Downtown.Tel. (203) 4865820,(203) 4876434
• Agricultural MuseumMinistry of Agriculture, Duqqi, CairoTel. (202) 7608682
• Mukhtar MuseumGazirah, near Galaa BridgeTel. (202) 7366665Total Objects : 198
• Museum of Modern ArtGazirah Exibition GroundsTel. (202) 7366665Total Objects : 6266
• Shawqi Museum 6 Ahmed Shawqi St. between Murad St. and the Gizah Corniche (Gamal Abd an_Nasir St.) Tel. (202) 5729479Total Objects : 1450
• Mahmoud Saeed Museum6 Mohamed Saeed St Gankleese AlexandriaTel. (202) 586688Total Objects : 48
• Abdeen Palace MuseumAbdeen Palace - Abdeen Tel. +20-2-857938
• Amr Ibrahim Palace (Qasr Ali Ibrahim)Corner of Gezira St. & Shaykh alMarsafi St.(Next to the Marriot Hotel), Zamalek , CairoTel. 987495
• Ethnological Museum109 Qasr al-Ayni St.(Gr.floor of Geographical Society building), CairoTel. +20-2-3545450
• Higher Institute of Folklore Museum19 Borsa al-Tawfiqiya St., CairoTel. +20-2-5752460
• Gawharah Palace Museum (Qasr al-Gawharah)Citadel, CairoTel. +20-2-5116187 Total Objects : 955
• Gazirah MuseumGazirah Exibition Grounds,next to the National Cultural Centre ., CairoTel. +20-2-806982 Total Objects : 4079
• Helwan Corner Museum (Farouq's Corner Museum)HelwanTel. +20-2-3405198, 783573
• Manastirli Palace and the NilometerSouthern end of Rawdah, Cairo
• Manyal Palace Museum1 Saray St. - Manial, CairoTel. +20-2-987495 Total Objects : 31934
• Military MuseumCitadelTel. +20-2-5129619
• Musafir-KhanaDarb at-Tablawi,Gamaliyyah,behind the Mosque of Sayyidna Hussayn.Tel. +20-2-920472
• Museum of the People's AssemblyMeglis ash-Shaab Building, Meglis ash-Shaab St.
• Mustafa Kamil MuseumMaydan Salah ad-Din, below the CitadelTel. +20-2-919943 Total Objects : 152
• Nagi MuseumThe Begining of Cairo/Alexandria Desert RoadTel. +20-2-3853484 Total Objects : 1092
• National Museum for CivilisationPlanetarium building, Gazirah Exibition Grounds,next to the National Cultural CentreTel. +20-2-3405198 Total Objects : 1681
• National Police MuseumThe Citadel
• Royal Carriage Museum 82 Twenty-Six July St. Bulaq Tel. +20-2-774437 Total Objects : 5685
• Saad Zaghlul Museum Bayt al-Umma,2 Saad Zaghlul St., Munira Tel. +20-2-3545399 Total Objects : 1615
• Solar Boat Museum Beside Cheops Pyramid, Gizah Tel. +20-2-3857928
• State Railway Museum Bab al-Hadid St. (Main Railway Station)Tel. +20-2-977393
• Hadiqat al-Asmak MuseumHadiqat al Asmak - Gabalaya St. - Zamalek
• Al_Matariyya Obelisk MuseumMasalet al-Matariyya
• Palace Of Royal Jelewries (Kasr al_Mogawharat al-Malakiya) Zizinia - East Zone
• Naval MuseumQaytbay's Citadel
• Al-Muntaza Palace Museum Al-Muntaza , Alex.
• Ras al-Tin Palace Ras al-Tin
• The Hydrobiological Museum Qayt-bay
• Aquatics Museum
• Elephantine Island's Museum (Aswan Museum) Elephantine Island Tel. +20-97-322066 Total Objects : 3328
• Luxor Museum of Ancient ArtCorniche El-Nil St. - Luxor Tel. 380269 Total Objects : 843
• Bayet Aisha Fahmi (Mogamaa El-Fonoon)Maahad El-Swissry St. - Zamalek Tel. +20-2-3408211
• Taha Hussien Museum Taha Hussien Madkour St. - Haram Tel. +20-2-852818 Total Objects : 247
• Al-Mansora Museum (Dar Ibn Luqman)Daqahlia - Moafi Sq. - Dar Ibn Luqman
• San El-Haggar Museum San El-Haggar - Sharqiya
• Hariya Razna MuseumHariya Razna - ZaqaziqTel. +20-55-322373
• Ahmed Urabi MuseumHariya Razna - ZaqaziqTotal Objects : 14
• Donshway Museum Total Objects : 165
• Saif & Adham WanlyTotal Objects : 3166
• Esmailiya MuseumMatthaf St. from Salah Salem St.Tel. +20-64-22749 Total Objects :
• Port-Said Museum 23rd. of July St.
• Menia Museum
• Mallawy Museum Galaa St. Tel. +20-86-652061 Total Objects : 709
• Rasheed Museum Tel. +20-3-20246
• The New Valley Museum
• Tanta Museum Mustafa El-Gendy St. - Tanta Tel. +20-4-319003 Total Objects : 1759
• Airport Museum Cairo Airport Tel. +20-2-2914288/4277/4787 Total Objects : 129
• Ancient Police Museum The Citadel Total Objects : 1774
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