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One of the most visited regions of the
Egypt is the Islamic Cairo, situated in the city center. It is
called the Islamic Cairo for the significant number of
historically monuments and mosques present in this part of the
city. One of the attractions is an enormous shopping center,
always crowed, when tourists can find everything they want, and
more, they can exchange things. In this part of the Cairo is the
world’s most visited cemetery, known as “The city of the dead
people”. The tombs are real palaces belonging to rich people or
even to kings, having a very beautiful Islamic architecture.
There are also medieval necropolises and mausoleums dedicated to
some well off families. The paradox is that in this cemetery
live many poor and homeless families which makes this place a
full of life one. They made homes inside the big tombs. And
although nobody has an authorization to live there, the
authorities did nothing to change their situation. From the
touristic point of view, it is an advantage, because the number
of the visitors interested in this place is continuing
increasing. The Islamic Cairo sends you back in time with 700
years. Districts like Darb al-Ahmar are teeming with small and
strait streets, where you can see little houses, camels, donkeys
and goats. All over the place are mosques and temples, and the
air is full of keen smells from plants, animals and people. The
tourists are also interesting in visiting the Citadel, where for
700 years was the house of the Egypt’s government, the Ibn Tulun
mosque, the mausoleum of Ibn Tulun, the biggest Islamic tomb
where is buried one of the Islam’s saints, the mosque of Sultan
Hasan and many more! |
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