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Cairo Opera House, Cairo

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Mar 202009
 

Cairo Opera House, Cairo

Opera House


The , part of ’s National Cultural Center, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egyptian’s finest musical groups, it is located on the southern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River, close to downtown . The opera house was inaugurated on October 10, 1988. The funds for the complex were a gift from the nation of Japan to Egypt as a result of President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to Japan in April 1983. Construction began in May 1985 and lasted for three years. city vacations.
GPS travel deals to: 30° 2′ 32.82″ N, 31° 13′ 24.71″ E

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Khan el-Khalili, Cairo

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Jul 152008
 

Khan el Khalili, Cairo
Khan el-Khalili is a major in the Old City of and a major tourist attraction. The district is one of ’s main attractions for tourists and alike. The souk dates back to 1382, when Emir Djaharks el-Khalili built a large in Cairo under the Burji Mamluk Sultan Barquq; the eponymous khan is still extant.By the time of Barquq, the first Mamluk Sultan (1382- 1399 A.D.) a lot of reconstruction needed to be done within the walls of the city in order to repair the damages incurred as a result of the plague. In (1384 A.D.) When Barquq started his in Bayn el-Qasrayn, markets were rebuilt, and Khan el-Khalili was established. Cairo sightseeing tours.
GPS travel coordinates: 30° 2’59.80″N, 31°13’34.40″E

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