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You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo by a Cairo Top Tours representative, who will escort you to meet your accredited guide for a visit to the Citadel of Saladin. This formidable military fortress, built during the Middle Ages, was strategically positioned to oversee and control the cities of Cairo and Fustat, as it forms a natural barrier between them.
Among the various structures within the Citadel, the most notable is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Ali. Designed in the Ottoman style, similar to the mosques in Istanbul, the mosque features a square layout with sides measuring 41 meters. It boasts a large central dome with a diameter of 21 meters and a height of 52 meters. The Citadel underwent significant development over the 700 years following its construction by the renowned Sultan Saladin, with notable enhancements during the Mamluk Sultanate. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1976 and officially opened to the public in 1983, the Citadel remains a key historical landmark.
After your Cairo Half-Day Tour to the Citadel of Saladin and the Mohamed Ali Mosque, you will be returned to your hotel.
