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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.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Ash-Shaykh Zāyid
Giza, Egypt · Africa
About Ash-Shaykh Zāyid
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid works well as a base: 20 minutes from Kirdāsah, 25km from Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid is in Giza, Egypt, with about 96,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kirdāsah, about 11 km away.
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What is there to see near Ash-Shaykh Zāyid?
Within an hour or so of Ash-Shaykh Zāyid: Grand Egyptian Museum (12 km), Pyramids of Giza (14 km), Great Sphinx of Giza (14 km), Egyptian Museum Cairo (23 km).
Where is Ash-Shaykh Zāyid?
Ash-Shaykh Zāyid is in Giza, Egypt, about 11 km from Kirdāsah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 95,854
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Giza
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 30.0200, 31.0000
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Worth the detour from Ash-Shaykh Zāyid
6 notable places within an hour's 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.
14 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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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.
25 km · about 30 min 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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