Cairo

Religious Sights

Abu Seifein (St. Mercurius) Church

Church of the "Saint of the two Swords"

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist information)

Mari Girgis Street, Cairo

Al FarouQ Mosque

Muslim Worship

+20 202 1900

Masaken Sheraton, Cairo 11361

Al-Azhar Mosque

Egypt's highest Islamic authority

+20 (0)2 59 3893

Al-Azhar Street, Cairo

Al-Mu'ayyad Mosque

Great views from towering minarets

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Al-Muizz el-Din Allah Street, Cairo

Al-Nasir Muhammad Madrasa/Mausoleum

Typical Mameluke architecture

Al Hossein, Cairo

Al-Refa'i Mosque

Resting place of royalty

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

El-Qalaa Street, Cairo

Al-Sedeek Mosque Sheraton

Muslim Worship

El Shaheed Sayed Zakareya, Cairo 11361

Alabaster Mosque (Mosque of Mohammad Ali)

Grand Designs

+20 2 285 4509

Inside Citadel of Saladin, Cairo

Amr Ibn el-Aas Mosque

Africa's oldest mosque

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Sidi Hasan al-Anwar Street, Cairo

An-Nasir Mohammed Mosque

Beautifully preserved Mameluke mosque

The Citadel, Cairo

Aqmar Mosque (Al)

The moonlit mosque

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street, Cairo

Aqsunqur Mosque (Blue Mosque)

Stunning colours inside

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Bab el-Wazir Street, Cairo

Ben Ezra Synagogue

Egypt's most historic synagogue

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Coptic Cairo quarter, Cairo

Christian Science Society

Reaching out to you!

+20 2 392 9032 / +20 2 525 3781

3 Midan Mustafa Kamel, Cairo 11728

Church of Abu Serga (St Sergius)

Supposed resting place of the Holy Family

Near Mari Girgis Street, Cairo

Church of St. Barbara (Sitt Barbara)

One of Egypt's largest and finest old churches

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

East of Fortress of Babylon, Cairo 11211

Church of St. George (Keniset Mar Girgis)

An architectural masterpiece

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Mari Girgis Street, Cairo 12556

Church of the Virgin (Al Adra)

A rare collections of icons

Near the Babylon Fort, Cairo

Church of the Virgin (al Adra) at Haret er-Rum

See the icons of John the Armenian

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist information)

Khurunfish District, near Bab Zuweila, Cairo

Convent of St. George

Tranquil Coptic nunnery

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Coptic Cairo religious precinct, Cairo

Deir Abu Seifein Convent

Convent of the Saint with the two Swords

+20 2 285 4509 (Cairo Tourist Information)

Mari Girgis Street, Cairo

German Evangelical Church

Friendly Lutheran church

+20 2 361 4398

6 Gaber Ibn Hayyan Street, Cairo 11211

Greek Church of Saint George (Mari Girgis)

Church atop a Roman tower

Mar Girgis Street, Cairo

Hakim Mosque (Al)

Insanely beautiful

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street, Cairo

Hanging Church (The)

Witness a genuine Coptic mass

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Mar Girgis Street, Cairo

Hussein Mosque (El)

Sacred mosque with macabre relic

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

El-Hussein Square, Cairo

Ibn Tulun Mosque

An Iraqi hybrid

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Off 'Abd al-Magid al-Labban (Al-Salbiyya) Street, Cairo

Maridani Mosque (El)

Heritage

+20 2 285 4509

Bab Al Wazir street, Cairo

Mausoleum Complex of Sultan Al Ashraf Barsbay

For The Spice Traders

+20 2 285 4509

Corner of Nahasiyeen & Muski Streets, Cairo

Mohammed Ali Mosque

Highly-visible landmark mosque

+20 (0)2 391 3454 (Tourist Information)

Citadel Historic Complex, Cairo

Mosque-Madrassa of al Ghouri

Marvelous Mameluke architecture

In front of al Ghouri Mausoleum, Cairo

Muayyad Mosque (El)

Otherwise known as the Red Mosque

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Taht El Rabie Street, Cairo

Refai Mosque (Ar)

Mosque and Mausoleum

+20 2 285 4509

Salah El Din Square, Salah Salem Highway, Cairo

Religion Compound (The)

A heavenly Inter-religious experience

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Mari Girgis Street, Cairo

Sabil-Kuttab of Abd El-Rahman Katkhuda

The most elegant monument in el Muizz Street!

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah Street, Cairo

Sayeda Zeinab Mosque

Resting place of the Prophet's granddaughter

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al Sayeda Zeinab Square, Cairo

Serapeum (The)

Burial place of the sacred Apis Bull

24 km South-West of Cairo, Memphis

St Shenuti Church

Dedicated to the most famous Coptic Saint

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist information)

Old Cairo, Cairo

St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church

Old Orthodox Church

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist information)

Cleopatra Street, Cairo

St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church

Small and modern

El Maraashly Street (opposite the American University Hostel), Cairo

Suleiman Pasha Mosque

A beautiful example of Ottoman architecture

+20 2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Citadel, Cairo

Sultan Hassan Mosque and Madrassa

A "must-see" mosque

El-Qalaa Street, Cairo

Sultan Qala'un Funerary Complex

Medieval community centre

+20 (0)2 285 4509 (Tourist Information)

Al-Mu'izz al-Din Street, Cairo

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