Cairo Sights

Midan Ataba

#132 of 408 things to do in Cairo

#1642 of 7381 things to do in Africa

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  • Address
    • Central Cairo
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 02 391 0011
  • Hours
    • museum hours: 09:00-13:00 Sat-Thu

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Lonely Planet review for Midan Ataba

In Midan Ataba, 'modern European' Cairo runs up against the old medieval Cairo of Saladin (Salah ad-Din), the Mamluks and the Ottomans. It seems like one big bazaar, with all its traders and hawkers. In the southwest corner, the domed main post office has a pretty courtyard and an attached Postal Museum on the 2nd floor, whose collection tells the history of Egypt's postal service.

 

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