museum
Egyptian Museum Cairo
Home to the world's most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's golden treasures.
15 km · about 30 min drive
Qalyubia, Egypt · Africa
Qalyub works well as a base: 15 minutes from Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah, 18km from Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.
Qalyub is a city located in Qalyubia, Egypt. With a population of 156,363, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Qalyub sits in Egypt, where you drive on the right. It's in the Africa/Cairo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Qalyub to your route.
Qalyub (Egyptian Arabic: قليوب pronounced [ʔælˈjuːb]; Coptic: ⲕⲁⲗⲓⲱⲡⲉ) is a city containing a rural markaz, and an urban one. It is located in the Qalyubia Governorate of Egypt, in the northern part of the Cairo metropolitan area, at the start of the Nile Delta. In 1986, it had a population of 84,413 inhabitants,Read more
which grew to 106,804 residents by 2006, a more than average growth.
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Qalyub is located in Qalyubia, Egypt, Africa. The coordinates are 30.1792 latitude, 31.2056 longitude.
Qalyub has a population of approximately 156,363 people, making it a city in Egypt.
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museum
Home to the world's most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities, including Tutankhamun's golden treasures.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
Cairo's oldest coffeehouse, open in a Khan el-Khalili alley since 1797 and run by seven generations of one family. Naguib Mahfouz wrote parts of the Cairo Trilogy in its back rooms, under the same tarnished mirrors.
16 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A medieval Islamic-era fortification on Mokattam Hill in Cairo, built by Saladin to protect the city from Crusader attacks.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
The world's largest archaeological museum, built near the Pyramids of Giza to house the complete Tutankhamun collection and over 100,000 artifacts.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, these 4,500-year-old pyramids are Egypt's most iconic monuments.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Colossal limestone statue with the body of a lion and a human head, guarding the Giza pyramid complex.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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