Famous Sites
- Qasr Qarun, 44 km (27 mi) from the city
- Qaitbay Mosque, in the city, and was built by the wife of the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay
- Hanging Mosque, built under the Ottoman Rule over Egypt
- Lahun Pyramids, 4 km (2½ mi) outside the city
- Hawara, archeological site 27 km (17 mi) from the city
- Wadi Rayan, or Wadi Elrayan, the largest waterfalls in Egypt, around 50 km (31 mi) from the city
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
““Why visit the playhouse to see the famous Parisian models, ... when one can see the French damsels, Norma and Diana? Their names have been known on both continents, because everything goes as it will, and those that cannot be satisfied with these must surely be of a queer nature.””
—For the City of New Orleans, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)