Memorials/Monuments in Cairo

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Name	Category	Location

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

Al-Hawara Pyramid Al-Hawara Pyramid, 393 feet square and originally 190 feet tall...	Memorials / Monuments	The Fayyum

Al-Lahun Pyramid Al-Lahun Pyramid, built by the Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senwosret...	Memorials / Monuments	The Fayyum

Complex of Qalaun One of the early Mamluk rulers of Egypt, Mansur Qalaun was originally...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

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


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

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

Pyramid Plateau The three pyramids of Khufu (Greek name: Cheops), Khafre (Chephren)...	Memorials / Monuments	Giza

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

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