Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

lonely planet in egypt

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i know it's a long shot but does anyone know where i can buy a guide book for egypt in egypt?

thanks

In City Stars Mall there is a Virgin shop selling lots of books and stuff.
There are several other bookshops but the easiest to find is probably in City Stars.

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There's 2 bookshops on Midan Talat Harb, Downtown which should have a copy, also one in Zamalek, if you go in over the 26th of July bridge its on you're right as you enter the island.

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  • bookshop of the American University, on Midan Tahrir in dowtown. You'll need an ID to enter the university

    - Oum El Dounia bookshop, Talaat Harb street in downtown. When you come from Midan Et Tahrir, it's one of the first buildings on the right, with an Internet café on the ground floor. The shop is on the first floor. Guidebooks in french and in english

    - Bookshop Diwan, in Zamalek island, on Sharia 26 July. When coming from downtown it's on the right in one of the first buildings

    - Virgin bookshop in City Stars centre, but it's extremely far from downtown (taxi to go there : 17 -20 EGP depending on traffic but you'll have to bargain extremely hard as all taxis know city center is a luxury mall and they'll demand extravagant prices for the fare)

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thanks for your responses, sadly i didnt have time to go anywhere else in cairo,
am in beautiful aswan now - have been depending on the kindnesss of strangers and all is okay!!
thanks again

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