Travel Guide of Ismailia in Egypt by Influencers and Travelers
Ismailia is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Known in Egypt as "The City of Beauty and Enchantment", Ismailia is situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 366,669 as of 2012.
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1 - Cairo
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world. Its metropolitan area, with a population of over 30 million, is the largest in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East, and the 6th-largest in the world.
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2 - Mosque of Ibn Tulun
The Mosque of Ibn Tulun is located in Cairo, Egypt. It is the oldest mosque in Egypt as well as the whole of Africa surviving in its full original form, and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area.
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3 - Tours & Sightseeing | Giza City Tours
18 km away
Step into the grandeur of history with Sun Pyramids Tours, as they whisk you away on a journey through time itself! A private guide will meet you at your Cairo hotel, leading you to the iconic Giza Plateau, where the Pyramids of Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinus majestically rise from the sands, a tribute to ancient ambition and craftsmanship. Prepare to be captivated by the Great Sphinx, the stoic guardian of Chephren, whose mysterious gaze has fascinated wanderers for ages. The adventure continues at the Valley Temple, a place of profound historical and cultural importance. Here, the mummies of pharaohs underwent purification and mummification, essential rituals for their voyage to the afterlife, as fundamental as the pyramids themselves. Witness one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the 5000-year-old necropolis. The Great Pyramids, a testament to human accomplishment, stand as timeless guardians of history, overseen by the ever-watchful Sphinx. This isn't just a tour; it's a pilgrimage to the heart of Egypt's splendor - an experience no traveler should miss.
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4 - Giza
Giza is the third-largest city in Egypt and the capital of the Giza Governorate. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, 4.9 km southwest of central Cairo, and is a core city of the Greater Cairo metropolis.
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5 - Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo, has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt since the late 19th century, when the district was designed and built.
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6 - Al-Azhar Mosque
Al-Azhar Mosque, known simply in Egypt as al-Azhar, is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970.
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7 - Giza Zoo
The Giza Zoo is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park. The zoo covers about 80 acres, and is home to many endangered species, as well as a selection of endemic fauna.
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8 - Baron Empain Palace
10 km away
The Baron Empain Palace, better known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic Hindu temple inspired mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo, Egypt.
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9 - Salah El Din Al Ayouby Citadel
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10 - Ring Road
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11 - Pyramid of Khafre
12 km away
The Pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the second-tallest and second-largest of the 3 Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre, who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC.
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12 - Khufu Ship
12 km away
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13 - Pyramid of Menkaure
13 km away
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure.
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14 - Giza Plateau
13 km away
The Giza Plateau is a plateau in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, site of the Fourth Dynasty Giza Necropolis, which includes the Great Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex.
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15 - Great Pyramid of Giza
13 km away
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16 - Giza Necropolis
14 km away
The Giza pyramid complex, also called the Giza Necropolis, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Greater Cairo, Egypt that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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17 - Saqqarah
22 km away
The Serapeum of Saqqara is a serapeum located north west of the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, a necropolis near Memphis in Lower Egypt. It was a burial place of Apis bulls, sacred bulls that were incarnations of the ancient Egyptian deity Ptah.
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18 - Sheikh Zayed City
25 km away
Sheikh Zayed City is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. It was established in 1995 and is named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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