Cairo

Al-Azhar Mosque

Founded in 970 AD by the Fatimid dynasty as the newly established capital’s first mosque, it developed into Al-Azhar University, which is considered one of the oldest continuously operating universities globally.

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Cairo Tower

The Cairo Tower (Borg El-Qahira) is a prominent free-standing concrete tower located on Gezira Island in the Nile River. 

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Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian Museum (also known as the Museum of Cairo) is a historic institution located in Tahrir Square, housing the world’s most extensive collection of Pharaonic antiquities. Inaugurated in 1901 in a distinctive neoclassical building, the museum displays a vast array of artifacts ranging from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman era.  

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