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 ...

The sprawling Ibn Tulun Mosque, the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land ... Suspended"), is the most famous Coptic -- a sect of Christianity native to Egypt and Ethiopia -- church in Cairo.

Bus tours – like those offered by Memphis Tours and Egypt Tailor Made ... but the neighborhood's famous mosques are not situated within walking distance. Islamic Cairo is free to visit, although ...

Cairo, the capital city of Egypt ... mosques, tombs, mansions, and madrasas (Islamic schools) in the area. In 1979, this area became a World Cultural Heritage Site. Khan El Khalili Bazaar is a ...

Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli inaugurated on Friday Al Aly Al Azeem Mosque in Cairo's Almaza district. Awqaf Minister Osama Azhari attended the inauguration alongside a number of ministers and ...

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

Located next to the Al-Husayn mosque, Khan el-Khalili is one of the most famous souqs ... in Roman Egypt and purportedly the ...