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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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Ḩalwān
Cairo, Egypt · Africa
About Ḩalwān
Ḩalwān works well as a base: 15 minutes from Al Ḩawāmidīyah, 21km from Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.
Ḩalwān is in Cairo, Egypt, with about 230,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Al Ḩawāmidīyah, about 8 km away.
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What is there to see near Ḩalwān?
Within an hour or so of Ḩalwān: Citadel of Salah Ed-Din (21 km), Pyramids of Giza (22 km), Great Sphinx of Giza (22 km), El-Fishawy Café (23 km).
Where is Ḩalwān?
Ḩalwān is in Cairo, Egypt, about 8 km from Al Ḩawāmidīyah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 230,000
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Egypt
- Region
- Cairo
- Timezone
- Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates
- 29.8414, 31.3008
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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.
22 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.
22 km · about 25 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.
23 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.
24 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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