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Pyramids of Giza
The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, these 4,500-year-old pyramids are Egypt's most iconic monuments.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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6th of October City
Giza, Egypt · Africa
About 6th of October City
6th of October City is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Abū an Numrus, 31km from Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.
6th of October City is in Giza, Egypt, with about 370,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Abū an Numrus, about 21 km away.
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What is there to see near 6th of October City?
Within an hour or so of 6th of October City: Pyramids of Giza (20 km), Great Sphinx of Giza (20 km), Grand Egyptian Museum (21 km), Citadel of Salah Ed-Din (31 km).
Where is 6th of October City?
6th of October City is in Giza, Egypt, about 21 km from Abū an Numrus.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 368,650
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Giza
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 29.8167, 31.0500
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Worth the detour from 6th of October City
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Great Sphinx of Giza
Colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and a human head, guarding the Giza pyramid complex.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Grand Egyptian Museum
The world's largest archaeological museum, built near the Pyramids of Giza to house the complete Tutankhamun collection and over 100,000 artifacts.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Citadel of Salah Ed-Din
A medieval Islamic-era fortification on Mokattam Hill in Cairo, built by Saladin to protect the city from Crusader attacks.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Egyptian Museum Cairo
Home to the world's most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's golden treasures.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
El-Fishawy Café
Cairo's oldest coffeehouse, open in a Khan el-Khalili alley since 1797 and run by seven generations of one family. Naguib Mahfouz wrote parts of the Cairo Trilogy in its back rooms, under the same tarnished mirrors.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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