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Places to Visit: |
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Places to Visit: |
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Grave of Malik al-Ashtar [r] Standard-bearer and close companion of Imam Ali [a]. He was appointed by Imam Ali [a] as the governor or Egypt but was poisoned by Muawiya on his way there. |
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Al-Azhar mosque and Al-Azhar university. |
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Cairo museum - here is where the mummified body of Firaun is kept. |
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Islamic museum. |
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Mosque and Fort of Salahuddin Ayyubi. |
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Citadel mosque. |
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Pyramids of Giza. |
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Sak'kara - where the first pyramid was built, known as the "Step Pyramid". |
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Memphis - the first capital of Egypt. |
| Note: Sak'kara and Memphis are to the south of Cairo. |