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cairo,
Egypt,
the Triumphant
City,
known officially as al-Qāhirah is one of the world's largest urban areas
and offers many sites to see. It is the administrative capital of Egypt
and, close by, is almost every
Egypt Pyramid,
such as the Great Pyramids of Giza on the very
edge of the city. But there are also ancient temples, tombs, Christian
churches, magnificent
Muslim
monuments, and of course, the
Egyptian
Antiquities Museum all either within or nearby the city.
Cairo, Egypt
is an amazing city full of life and movement, and it is that way almost 24
hours every day, with the noisy honking of horns, children playing in the
streets and merchants selling their wears and services. And here, the Egyptians
are most at home in this powerful, modern and ancient city
Cairo, Egypt provides great culture, including art galleries and music halls,
such as the
Cairo Opera House,
as well it should, being one of the largest cities in the world. It also
provides some of the grandest accommodations and restaurants in the world, such
as the
Four
Seasons and the
Cairo Marriott.
Cairo offers an incredible selection
of shopping, leisure and nightlife activities. Shopping ranges from the
famous
Khan el-Khalili souk,
(or bazaar) largely unchanged since the 14th century, to modern air-conditioned
centers displaying the latest fashions. All the bounty of the East can be here.
Particularly good buys are spices, perfumes, gold, silver, carpets, brass and
copperware, leatherwork, glass, ceramics and mashrabiya. Try some of the famous
street markets, like Wekala al-Balaq, for fabrics, including Egyptian cotton,
the Tentmakers Bazaar for appliqué-work, Mohammed Ali
Street f
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