Citadel (Al-Qalaa) Cairo

... Holy family stayed in Old Cairo 4.The Valley of the Kings 5.The Temples of Karnak and Luxor 6.The Egyptian Museum in Cairo 7.The Citadel 8.Our guide who was awesome in steering us along and providing a ton of history 9.Our Tour company - this leg ...

... up to the northern cemetery a vast landscape of Islamic graves. Form here I walked around to the citadel that stands atop of the hill overlooking Islamic Cairo. The fortified walls inside hold two mosques amongst other things. From here I then headed down ...

... discounts.  I'm so angry, but such is life. I came trudging back to the hostel and went to the Citadel, a major tourist spot in Islamic Cairo. LP described it as if it were really lame and "underwhelming", but I did not find it so.  Maybe I ...

... twists and turns, I was spat out of the bazaar at its southern end. My next stop on the city tour was The Citadel. Founded by the legendary Saladin in the 12th century AD, The Citadel sits atop this high point of the city and includes Mohammed ...

... my fist, pushed past him and stormed out to an explosion of laughter. For the rest of the day I meandered up to the Citadel and into glorious mosques of such an astonishing detail and scale that they rivaled the best of Istanbul's varied gems. I laid ...

... use of that stone on some of the exterior walls and other surfaces. Sometimes it is popularly known as al-qal'a, meaning citadel, and thus confused with the fortress in which it is located. The complex consists of two parts, the mosque proper to the east ...

When Said picked us up after our Citadel tour, we asked him to find us some good but inexpensive Egyptian food for lunch. We parked in front of a little restaurant, and he told us to wait inside the car so he could order the food without being charged ...

· Cairo, Egypt · GMT +2hrs Every visitor to Egypt comes here, to reel at the Pyramids' baleful mass and the seething immensity of Cairo, with its bazaars, mosques and Citadel and extraordinary Antiquities Museum. It's equally impossible not to find ...

... in this country. The Greek Orthodox cemetary was one of the most tranquil places I have found in Cairo. Also visited The Citadel, originally built by Saladin and crowned centuries later with the Mohammed Ali mosque, an Albanian mercenary who took over ...

Then we went into the "Islamic Cairo" neighborhood of the city and visited the Citadel. The Citadel was built by Salah al-Din, who reigned from 1172 to 1193 CE and foiled the Crusaders, who called him Saladin. It was used as the royal residence, and ...

Day 1: Tour of the Pyramids at Giza, Sphinx, Memphis and Saqqara!  AWESOME! Day 2: Cruised around the massive Khan El Khalili Bazaar, Mohamed Ali Mosque, and Salah El Din Citadel, and Pyramids Sound and Light show! 

... the magnificent Alexandria Library------biggest in the world. Roman amphitheatre and the catacomb---amazing ancient burial ground. And the citadel where once the mighty light house was built------it was destroyed and was one of the 7 of the ancient ...

... eventually got to was just as busy, and sooooooooo much fun! We both bought a head scarf so we can try to get to the citadel before we leave and had lots of fun with the shop owners. My bartering skills still need improving as i only managed to get the ...

... halls with patterns such as, star patterns, pentagonal patterns and rectangles.  Then we visited the Mohammed Ali Citadel  The mosque was built between 1830-1840. This mosque is also sometimes referred to as the Alabaster ...

It was an excursion in Cairo. It lasted for 24 hours. We visited Citadel of Salah Al-Din, Egyptian Museum, Giza Pyramids and trip by Nile. I don't know why... But... When we went by streets of this city, we seemed we came in India. It's big contrasts. ...

... wasn't a lot to see, but it was nice to sit and relax away from the crowds.  We then went to the Citadel, a fort overlooking Cairo.  We went immediately to the wall to check out the views.  You could see most of the city, including the ...

... some of Cairo's most important Islamic sights and some of the most beautiful mosques.  We wandered around the massive citadel which contains multiple important mosques and palaces.  We also visited Cairo's famous shuk, Khan Khalili.  We ...

... Mosque of Abu Dahab. Catching a taxi from here I went to the Mosque of ibn Tulun, found 800m southwest of the citadel.  I passed many more large mosques of different styles of facades.  The Mosque of ibn Tulun is unlike any other mosque in ...

... partly because we were back in the smog, and partly because it was a heat wave.  We headed to the Mohammad Ali mosque and Citadel area and walked around.  The Mosque is on one of the highest hills in Cairo and provides a great view of the smog, ...

... and this is not the beginning to some bad joke.    For a change of pace we headed into Islamic Cairo to check out the Citadel, and Mohammed Ali's Mosque (or the Alabaster Mosque.) The mosque itself was stunning; the view of the city rendered ...