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Cairo, Egypt is the illustrious capital city of the country and is very lively. Since the past couple of years, this wonderful city has highly acquired international fame as a tourist destination. One of the reasons behind this is probably its advantageous geographic location and the transportation facilities. Transportation in Cairo, Egypt comprises an extensive rail system, subway system, road network and maritime services. Cairo, being situated at the centre of the entire transportation network of Egypt, attends a huge number of tourists across the world.
There is a series of tourist attractions in Cairo, Egypt. Through these attractions, this city accumulates a huge amount of profit throughout the year. Some of them include the Egyptian Museum, Cairo Tower, Khan El-Khalili and many more. Cairo is also popular for housing the Pharaonic, ancient Islamic and Christian monuments.
Among the above mentioned places, the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities holds a rich collection of the unique ancient antiquities of Egypt. It has around 136,000 items on exhibit, with hundreds of thousands in its underground storerooms.
On the other hand, Khan el-Khalili is considered to be the most amusing part of the city. It is an old shopping square. Tourist can enjoy shopping in this area.
While talking about the major places of interest in Cairo, Old Cairo also deserves mention. It comprises the Babylon Fortress, Hanging Church, Coptic Museum, the Greek Church of St. George a Jewish Synogogue and Amr ibn al-'As Mosque.
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