Sights & Attractions in Cairo

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Abd El Rahman M. Harraz Seeds, Medicinal, and Medical Plants Near the Museum of Islamic Arts is this fantastic shop (with Bab...	Stores / Malls	Islamic Cairo South

Al-Ghuriyya This medieval landmark stands on either side of Shar'a al-Mu'iz...	Castles / Palaces, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo South

Al-Rifa'i Mosque Although it appears neo-Mamluk in style, this mosque was not...	Religious Sites	The Citadel and Sayyida Zaynab

Banque Misr Colonial Cairo emulated the French, was run by the British, and...	Architectural Sites	Downtown and Bulaq

Ben Ezra Synagogue Originally the Church of Saint Michael, the synagogue is named...	Religious Sites	Coptic Cairo (Mari Girgis)


Church of Saint Barbara Named for a young Nicodemian woman who was killed by her pagan...	Religious Sites	Coptic Cairo (Mari Girgis)

Church of Saint Mercurius Yet another Roman legionary, Mercurius, or Abu Sayfayn ("of the...	Religious Sites	Coptic Cairo (Mari Girgis)

Complex of Amir Shaykhu Flanking Shar'a Saliba, this mosque and khanqah were built by...	Religious Sites	The Citadel and Sayyida Zaynab

Groppi On the western edge of Maydan Tala'at Harb, recognizable by the...	Restaurants	Downtown and Bulaq

House of Gamal al-Din al Dhahabbi The second right after al-Ghuriyya along al-Mu'iz leads to a...	Houses / Mansions	Islamic Cairo South

L'Orientaliste This small, unostentatious bookstore is one of the world's premier...	Stores / Malls	Downtown and Bulaq

Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Salih al-Ayyubi Although it does not appear to be very significant from the street...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa and Mausoleum of Taghribardi This small but impressive complex was built in 1440 by the executive...	Religious Sites, Architectural Sites	The Citadel and Sayyida Zaynab

Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad Considered the greatest Mamluk sultan, al-Nasir ruled on three...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa of Mithqal This beautifully restored Mamluk madrasa, which is built in a...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa of Sarghatmish Completed in 1356 by the emir who succeeded Shaykhu, Sarghatmish...	Religious Sites, Architectural Sites	The Citadel and Sayyida Zaynab

Madrasa of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars I Al-Zahir Baybars' reign (1260-77) marked the real beginning of...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque and Madrasa of Barquq The first of the Circassian Mamluk Sultans, Barquq assumed power...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque and Tomb of Qijmas al-Ishaqi Restored in the early part of the 20th century, this complex...	Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo South

Mosque of al-Aqmar The name of the mosque means "the moonlit" and refers to the...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque of al-Hakim Originally built in AD 1010 by the Fatimid Khalifa (caliph) al-Hakim...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque of Altunbugha al-Maridani Built by a son-in-law of Sultan Nasir al-Muhammad who died at...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo South

Mosque of Mu'ayyad Shaykh The Sultan Mu'ayyad chose this site because he was once imprisoned...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo South

Mosque of Wazir al-Salih Tala'i Built in 1160, this is one of the last Fatimid structures constructed...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo South

Nilometer At the southern end of Rodah Island, al-miqyas (the Nilometer)...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Coptic Cairo (Mari Girgis)

Old Red-Light District Although the area around Shar'a Clot Bey is now rather conservative...	Historic Districts / Sites	Downtown and Bulaq

Palace of Bishtak Bishtak was a wealthy amir who married one of Sultan al-Nasir...	Castles / Palaces	Islamic Cairo North

Qa'a of Muhhib al-Din Halfway up a street called Shar'a Bayt al-Qadi, on the west side...	Houses / Mansions, Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Sabil-Kuttab of Abdul Rahman Katkhuda Katkhuda is a Persian word meaning "master of the house." The...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

Sednaoui A spectacular building modeled on a store in Paris, Sednaoui...	Stores / Malls	Downtown and Bulaq

St. David Building Founded in the 1880s by a Welshman as the Davies Bryan department...	Architectural Sites	Downtown and Bulaq

Tomb of Sulayman al-Faransawi Sulayman, a Frenchman, was born Octave de Sèves in Lyons...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Coptic Cairo (Mari Girgis)

Trieste Designed by the architect of the Banque Misr but even more intriguing...	Architectural Sites	Downtown and Bulaq

Wikala of al-Ghuri This handsome building with its strong, square lines seems almost...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo South
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