Cairo/Islamic Cairo
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Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern Downtown district and the suburbs to the west.
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Understand
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See
- Mohammed Ali mosque
Mohammed Ali mosque, seen from the City of the Dead
- al-Azhar Mosque, open daily all day, admission free - founded in 970, al-Azhar is one of Cairo's oldest mosques and the world's oldest operating university.
- Midan Hussein and the Sayyidna al-Hussein Mosque, not accessible to non-Muslims - one of the most sacred Islamic sites in the country and the Middle East, the mosque hosts the shrine in which the head of Ibn al-Hussein, the grandson of Muhammed the Prophet, is alleged to be have been buried. The present building dates to 1870 and replaces a much earlier 12th century mosque. The Midan (square) before the mosque forms one of the most convenient access points to the Khan el-Khalili
- Bayt al Suhaymi, " 19 Haret el-Darb el Asfar: somewhere behind the Khan el Khalili. An Ottoman merchant's house (16-17th C). Little visited and a place of quiet beauty"
Bayt Al Suhaymi: An Ottoman merchant's house
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Buy
- Khan el-Khalili. Cairo's giant souq (market).
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Stay Safe
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Respect
Modest clothing is definitely the order of the day in this part of town.
Bare legs and shoulders will see you excluded from visiting mosques by their custodians, and will attract many unwelcome stares.
Shoes shold be removed before entering mosques.
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