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Egypt covers 1,001,450 km2, and about 99% of its people live on roughly 5.5% of it: the narrow Nile Valley and the Delta. That single line of green sets the trip. Cairo and Giza sit at the head of the Delta, Luxor and Aswan lie far upriver, and what joins them is the water itself or the rail line that follows it. The coasts behave like a separate country - Alexandria on the Mediterranean, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea, where people come for coral reefs rather than tombs. Sinai holds Mount Catherine, at 2,642 metres the highest ground in the country.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
Photograph · Faris El-Gwely · CC BY 4.0
Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.
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الجامع الأزهر
Al-Azhar Mosque is a Fatimid-era congregational mosque and one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 970 CE. It stands in Islamic Cairo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
مسجد السلطان حسن
The Mosque-Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is a monumental Islamic religious and educational complex in Cairo, Egypt.
إبن طولون
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is Cairo's great ninth-century congregational mosque, constructed during the Abbasid period. It stands as one of the oldest and best-preserved Islamic monuments in Egypt.
المعبد اليهودى
Ben Ezra Synagogue is a historic Jewish place of worship in Old Cairo, locally known as معبد بن عزرا. It stands in the Fustat area, which was among Egypt's earliest Islamic settlements.
عمرو بن العاص
The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a historic Islamic religious building in Cairo, Egypt. It holds significance as one of the oldest mosques in Africa, originally founded in the 7th century following the Muslim conquest of Egypt.
مسجد الرفاعي
Al-Rifa'i Mosque is a grand nineteenth-century mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Its local name is مسجد الرفاعي. The mosque faces the Mosque of Sultan Hassan and together they form a defining ensemble near the Citadel.
مسجد السلطان المؤيَّد شيخ
Al-Mu'ayyad Mosque is a historic Islamic religious complex in Cairo, Egypt. Built during the Mamluk period, it stands near Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining gates of the old Fatimid city.
مسجد السيدة زينب
The Mosque of Sayyida Zaynab is a major shrine mosque in Cairo, Egypt. It is dedicated to Sayyida Zaynab, a granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of Imam Ali and Fatima al-Zahra.
مسجد السيدة نفيسة
The Mosque of Sayyida Nafisa is a historic Islamic religious complex in southern Historic Cairo, Egypt. It centers on the shrine of Sayyida Nafisa, a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad revered in Islamic tradition.
المقبرة الشمالية
The Northern Cemetery, known locally as Al-Qarafa al-Shamaliya, constitutes one of the most significant Islamic necropolises globally.
مسجد سنان باشا
The Mosque of Sinan Pasha stands in Bulaq, Cairo's historic port district along the Nile. Built during Ottoman rule, it represents one of the period's religious commissions in a neighbourhood that served as Egypt's principal commercial waterfront.
مسجد الصالح طلائع
Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque is a late-Fatimid religious structure in Historic Cairo, situated adjacent to Bab Zuweila, one of the remaining medieval gates of the city.
المسجد الأزرق
funerary complex of Sultan Qaytbay
مسجد الكردي
مسجد الحسين
كاتدرائية ميلاد المسيح
مسجد الفتاح العليم
مسجد اللؤلؤة
مسجد سليمان باشا الخادم
All Saints
مسجد المحمودية
جامع السلطان الظاهر بيبرس
النور
كنيسة البشارة الأرمنية الكسليكية
Basilica of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
كنيسة سانت فاتيما
مسجد جمال عبد الناصر
شعار هشامايم
زاوية وسبيل فرج بن برقوق
مسجد وسبيل سليمان أغا السلحدار
مسجد قاني باي
مسجد قجماس الإسحاقي
معبد العباسية اليهودي
كنيسة أبو سفن
مسجد الكخيا
مسجد عمر مكرم
مسجد الصفا
مقابر ١٥ مايو
مسجد آلِ فرج
مسجد آل سعفان - الوعد الحق
مسجد عبدالعزيز الدرينى
دير أبي سيفين
مسجد ابو يونس
مسجد محمد بك أبي الذهب
مسجد ابو بكر مزهر
مسجد ابو خليفة البحري
جامع ابو السعد
كنيسة السبتية
مسجد أحمد كتخدا
مقابر احمد عصمت
مسجد أحمد مؤنس
عين شمس الإنجيلية
المسجد الاحمر
مسجد الأمير صرغتمش الناصري
كنيسة العذراء الاثرية
مسجد الباقي
مسجد الدشطوطي
مسجد الايمان
مسجد الفاكهاني
مسجد الفاروق
الفتح
مسجد الفتح
مسجد الفتح
مسجد الفردوس
مقابر عائلة الجابري
مسجد الجيوشي
مسجد الغفران
الهدي
مسجد الحمد
مسجد الحمد
الحمد
الحق
مسجد علي بن ابي طالب
مسجد علي كامل سعودي
مسجد الامام الذهبي
كنيسة القيامة
مسجد الخليل
مسجد الخلفاء الراشدين
مسجد الخلفاء الراشدين
مسجد الكيان العسكرى
مسجد الملك القدوس
مقابر المماليك
مقابر المماليك
مسجد المروة
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·
Eight to twelve days can combine Cairo and Giza with one Nile corridor, Red Sea stay or desert extension. Moving between these regions takes substantial time, so a short visit should not attempt all three.
Egypt’s official e-Visa portal states which passports can apply online and which travellers need another consular process. Confirm eligibility, passport conditions and permitted stay on that service before departure.
Cairo is the main air hub, with domestic flights linking Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea airports. The Cairo–Luxor–Aswan rail corridor and organised road transfers serve other common routes, but schedules and boarding points need direct confirmation.
October to April avoids the most intense summer heat on many archaeological routes. Red Sea plans and desert nights have different conditions, so temperatures at the actual destination matter more than Cairo’s calendar alone.
Egyptian pounds (EGP) are the recorded currency. This file does not record current cash availability, card acceptance or exchange fees; establish the price and currency with the provider before paying.
Egypt’s numbers are 122 for police, 123 for ambulance and 180 for fire. Type C and F sockets supply 220 V; tap-water safety is Not recorded and must be checked locally.
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