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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah
Egypt · Africa
About Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah
Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah works well as a base: 25 minutes from Madīnat an Naşr, 18km from Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.
Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah is in Egypt, with about 310,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Madīnat an Naşr, about 14 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah: Citadel of Salah Ed-Din (18 km), El-Fishawy Café (18 km), Egyptian Museum Cairo (20 km), Great Sphinx of Giza (30 km).
Where is Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah?
Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah is in Egypt, about 14 km from Madīnat an Naşr.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 313,139
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 30.0421, 31.4445
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Worth the detour from Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Egyptian Museum Cairo
Home to the world's most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's golden treasures.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Great Sphinx of Giza
Colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and a human head, guarding the Giza pyramid complex.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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