Heliopolis, Cairo

Coptic Church of St George

The Coptic Church of Saint George, built on the foundation of a Babylon Fortress tower, dates back to the 10thcentury

City Stars Mall

The City Stars Mall has trendy retail outlets, movie theatre, amusement park, restaurants, and cafes

Built by Belgian industrialist and amateur Egyptologist Baron-General Edouard Louis Joseph Empain, the Baron Empain Palace in the Heliopolis suburb of Cairo stands out for its distinctive Indian temple architectural style

Festival City Mall

City of the Dead

The City of the Dead, also known as the Cairo Necropolis or Northern Cemetery, is an Islamic necropolis below the Mokattam Hills that was used for burials from the 7thto 16thcenturies, but is now crowded with slums

Al-Hakim Mosque

Named after Fatimid Caliph Imam Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, the Al-Hakim Mosque dates back to 992 AD

Bayt Al-Suhaymi

Bayt Al-Suhaymi or House of Suhaymi is an Ottoman era mansion on the Darb al-Asfar alley originally built in 1648 by Abdel Wahab el Tablawy

Islamic Cairo

Islamic Cairo refers to the historical area in Cairo that was founded in 969 by the Fatimid caliphs as Al Qahira, comprising palaces and government institutions enclosed by ramparts

Khan el-Khalili

One of the oldest open air markets in the Middle East, the Khan el-Khalili traces its origins back to the 14th century

Muizz Street

Running from Bab al-Fatah in the north to Al Azhar and further down to Bab Zuweila in the south, the Muizz Street is a 1 kilometre pedestrian stretch that has the greatest concentration of medieval architectural treasures in the Islamic world