Explore Giza in Egypt
Giza in the region of Al Jīzah with its 2,443,203 inhabitants is a town in Egypt - some 4 mi or ( 7 km ) South-West of Cairo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Giza is now 01:50 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Cairo " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tyre, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Beersheba. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tyre . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Giza ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Best of Cairo
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Church in Coptic Cairo Egypt
The Hanging Church (El Muallaqa, Sitt Mariam, St Mary) derives its name from its location on top of the southern tower gate of the old Babylon fortress (in Old, or Coptic Cairo) with its nave suspende ..
Pharoah Pharoah in Egypt by HUC students.m4v
HUC Year in Israel students (2009-2010) Jonah, Jeremy, Sarah, and Bess perform the "Pharoah, Pharoah" dance all over Egypt. A tribute to Yoshi Zweiback and Mah Tovu. ..
Muchacho y el Tesoro de Tutankamón
Noviembre/2009. En el Museo Egipcio de El Cairo (Egipto), en donde cámaras están prohibidas, el Muchacho toma imágenes del tesoro del Faraón Tutankamón, y de la Sala de Las Momias Reales. La Historia ..
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Giza
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Located at 30.02 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Battle of al-Babein
The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, between Amalric I of Jerusalem and a Zengid army under Shirkuh for control of Egypt. Saladin served as Shirkuh’s highest-ranking officer in the battle. The battle was a tactical draw between the Zengid forces and King Amalric's invasion army.
Located at 30.02 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Giza Zoo
The Giza Zoo is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park. The zoo covers about 80 acres, and is home to many endangered species, as well as a selection of endemic fauna. Rare species have been successfully bred in the zoo - including the first Californian sea lion to be born in the Middle East in 2002.
Located at 30.02 31.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Coptic Museum
The Coptic Museum is a museum in Coptic Cairo, Egypt with the largest collection of Egyptian Christian artifacts in the world. It was founded by Marcus Simaika Pasha in 1908 to house Coptic antiquities. The museum traces the history of Christianity in Egypt from its beginnings to the present day. It was erected on 8,000 square meters offered by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria under the guardianship of Pope Cyril V.
Located at 30.01 31.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza is a collection of some 300,000 Jewish manuscript fragments that were found in the geniza or storeroom of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat or Old Cairo, Egypt. Some additional fragments were found in the Basatin cemetery east of Old Cairo, and the collection includes a number of old documents bought in Cairo in the later 19th century. It is now dispersed among a number of libraries, including the libraries of Cambridge University and the University of Manchester.
Located at 30.01 31.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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