It’s place with exotic, chaotic, dusty, smelly, and sure beautiful, therefore more than 16 million people call Cairo home. The most interesting section of Cairo, perhaps, is Islamic Medieval Cairo. It is a warren of streets just bustling with life. At every corner, there are mosques, Coptic churches, huge medieval gates and bazaars that selling everything from perfumes to motorbike parts. Highlights include the Khan Al-Khalili bazaar and the Citadel.
There are major mosques that worth to visiting include: the Ibn Tulun, one of the world’s largest mosques; the Mosque of Mohammed Ali; and the Al-Azharmosque, the houses of oldest university in the world. A nice article in The New York Times has describing Medieval Cairo in all its glory and alsosqualor. For more information about visiting Cairo, see Cairo city guide.
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