Muhammad Ali Street is a very noisy and crowded street but is best known as the place where you can buy musical instruments. ... More
Muhammad Ali Street
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Muhammad Ali Street is a very noisy and crowded street but is best known as the place where you can buy musical instruments. Earlier, only handmade instruments were made and sold but today, mostly imported instruments can be found here. Named after Muhammad Ali Pasha, the famous ruler of Egypt, this street was associated with many artists and groups like the Hasaballah. Although, few remain and you will find a few instrument makers like the makers of Oud, an Arabic guitar.
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The construction, embellishment and restoration of the Religion Compound of Old Cairo is one of the most exciting and ambitious
projects to be embraced by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority today. The compound includes monuments from all three major monotheistic ...
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Memphis was the capital of Egypt for thousands of years, but little remains of this once great city to attest
to its glory. Memphis was founded by the I Dynasty pharaoh Menes around 3100 BCE and destroyed after the ...
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This picturesque and serene cemetery is one of the prettiest cemeteries in Egypt. The gravestones are wonderfully ornate with many
statues of angels, saints, doves, crosses and the like. The cemetery is within the Religion Compound. If you happy ...
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