What Came Before
History
TODO — what history in Cairo are actually worth the time.
3 placesIslamic Cairo
Al-Muizz Street
A kilometre of medieval Cairo with the densest concentration of Islamic architecture in the world, pedestrianised and lit at night.
Mar Girgis
Coptic Cairo
A walled compound inside a Roman fortress holding a church on stilts, a synagogue, and a crypt where the Holy Family is said to have sheltered.
Qarafa
The City of the Dead
A necropolis several kilometres long where Mamluk sultans are buried and living families have made homes among the tombs.