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1. Pyramids of Giza

Archaeological siteGiza Plateau

The Great Pyramid of Khufu, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world on the edge of Giza.

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2. Grand Egyptian Museum

Archaeology museumGiza

The vast new museum near the Giza pyramids, home to more than 100,000 artefacts including the complete Tutankhamun collection and Khufu's ancient boats.

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3. Egyptian Museum

Archaeology museumDowntown

Cairo's original museum of Egyptian antiquities on Tahrir Square, opened in 1902 and still packed with statues, treasures and the burials of Yuya and Thuya.

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4. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

History museumFustat

A modern museum in Fustat telling the story of Egyptian civilisation from prehistory to today, best known for its atmospheric Royal Mummies Hall.

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5. Cairo Citadel

Medieval fortressIslamic Cairo

Saladin's 12th-century hilltop fortress, crowned by the Ottoman-style Mosque of Muhammad Ali, with museums and wide views across the city.

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6. Al-Azhar Mosque

Historic mosqueIslamic Cairo

Founded by the Fatimids in 970, Al-Azhar is Cairo's great congregational mosque and the historic heart of one of the oldest universities in the world.

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7. Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan

Mamluk mosqueIslamic Cairo

A colossal 14th-century Mamluk mosque and college below the Citadel, with a towering courtyard of four iwans, sharing a ticket with the al-Rifa'i Mosque.

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8. Hanging Church

Coptic churchCoptic Cairo

Coptic Cairo's best-known church, built above a gatehouse of the Roman fortress of Babylon and filled with icons, carved screens and a marble pulpit.

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9. Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Historic mosqueSayyida Zeinab

Completed in 879, this vast mosque with a spiral minaret and an open courtyard is one of the oldest and calmest monuments in Cairo.

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10. Museum of Islamic Art

Art museumBab al-Khalq

One of the largest collections of Islamic art in the world, with Quran manuscripts, Mamluk glass, Fatimid ceramics and astrolabes across 25 galleries.

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