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| El-Gīza · الجيزة | ||
| Governorate | Gīza | |
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| Residents | 5.598.402 (2020) | |
| height | 30 m | |
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El-Gīza or el-Gise (Dumbbell: Gise (h), Arabic:الجيزة, al-Ǧīza, Egyptian-Arabic: ig-Gīza) is a city to the west of Cairo on the western bank of the Nile. The city is the administrative seat of the eponymous Governorates. With around 3 million inhabitants, it is the third largest city in Egypt. The city with some museums, including that Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), and Parks is mainly responsible for giving the Giza pyramid complex known, which is now located right on the outskirts due to the city's growth.
Districts in el-Gīza
- el-ʿAgūza
- Būlāq ad-Dakrūrincluding Kafr Ṭuhurmis (see below el-Haram)
- ed-Doqqi
- Gazīrat el-Qurṣāya - Nile Island
- Gazīrat edh-Dhahab - Nile Island
- el-Gīza, District, that actual el-Gīza
- el-Haram, District
- Imbābaincluding el-Munīra
- el-Mohandisīn
- el-Munīb (see below el-Gīza)
- el-ʿUmrānīyaincluding eṭ-Ṭālibīya
background
Location and importance
history
There is a historical summary of el-Gīza in the district article el-Gīza.
getting there
In the street
In the west of the city trunk roads begin after Upper Egypt and the desert highway to Alexandria.
The cities Cairo and el-Gīza are across several Nile bridges, the 1 Sahel bridge, the 2 Imbaba Bridge, the 3 Zamalik Bridge, the 4 6th-of-October bridge, the 5 Tahrir Bridge, the 6 Cairo University Bridge, the 7 Abbas Bridge and the 8 el Munib bridge, connected with each other.
By bus
In el-Munīb, north of the metro terminus El Mounib, in the south of the el-Gīza district, is the 9 Bus terminus el-Munib for buses after Upper Egypt and into the valley el-Baḥrīya. 450 meters further south is the 10 Microbus stop.
There are microbus stops in the el-Haram district Alexandria, Abū Rawāsch and Saqqara.
By train
El-Gīza owns the 11 El-Gīza train station at the line Cairo–Aswan.
With the metro
With the metro, Line 2, are just the neighborhoods ed-Doqqi and el-Gīza reachable. The breakpoints are: 12 El Dokki, 13 El Bohooth, 14 Cairo University, 15 Faisal, 16 Giza Railway, 17 Around El Masriyeen (Giza Suburban), 18 Sakkeyat Mekki and 19 El Mounib.
In the future, the Line 3 also the districts Imbāba and el-Mohandisīn be available.
Tourist Attractions
Archaeological sites
El-Gīza itself does not have any archaeological sites. Immediately on the western outskirts, west of the district el-Haram, but Egypt's most important sight rises: the 1 Gīza pyramid complex. This royal cemetery from the Old Kingdom is one of several cemeteries in the area Memphite necropolis.
Museums
- The 2 Grand Egyptian Museum
(GEM) in the district el-Haram, which should open in 2018, should in future be the most important museum in Egypt for tourism. The king's grave furnishings are among the most important exhibits Tutankhamun and the queen Hetepheres I. belong.
- 3 Muḥammad Maḥmūd Chalīl Museum (متحف محمد محمود خليل وحرمه), 1 Kafour Al-Akhshid St, Doqqi, ١ شارع كافور ، الدقي ، الجيزة (in the district Doqqi). Tel.: 20 (0)2 3338 9720, (0)2 3338 9860, (0)2 3336 2379.The museum houses the most important collection of paintings in Egypt. Mahmoud Khalil collected masterpieces from the 19th century by mostly French artists and later donated them to the Egyptian state: Courbet, Degas, Delacroix, Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Pissaro, Renoir, Rodin, Rousseau, Rubens, Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh. The entrance fee is LE 25. After the theft of the Van Gogh painting “Vase of Poppies” on August 21, 2010, the museum will remain closed for an indefinite period..Open: Daily except Mondays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.(30 ° 2 ′ 8 ″ N.31 ° 13 '9 "E)
Parks
- 4 Giza Zoo (in the district el-Gīza).In the extensive park area you can see the animals, the iron suspension bridge constructed by Gustave Eiffel and the zoological museum.Open: Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.(30 ° 1 '27 "N.31 ° 12 ′ 51 ″ E)
- 5 El-Urmān Botanical Garden (حديقة الأورمان النباتية, Ḥadīqat al-Urmān an-Nabātīya, Orman Botanic Garden) (in the district el-Gīza).The park, created in 1873, is located immediately north of the zoo. The entrance is in the north. Free entry.Open: Daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.(30 ° 1 '46 "N.31 ° 12 '48 "E)
nightlife
theatre
- 1 Al-Baloon Theater (Balloon Theater), Al-Baloon, El Nil St., Agouza (in the district el-ʿAgūza). Tel.: 20 (0)2 3304 3187. (30 ° 3 ′ 41 ″ N.31 ° 12 ′ 50 ″ E)
- 2 Egyptian National Circus (السيرك القومي, as-Sīrk al-qaumī, Egyptian National Circus), El Nile St., Agouza (in the district el-ʿAgūza). Tel.: 20 (0)2 3346 4870, (0)2 3347 0612. (30 ° 3 '35 "N.31 ° 12 '52 "E)
Music clubs
- 1 Cairo Jazz Club, 197 26th of July St., Agouza (in the district el-ʿAgūza). Tel.: 20 (0)2 3345 9939, Email: [email protected]. Bar with live music. Is perhaps the most famous music club in Greater Cairo.(30 ° 3 '44 "N.31 ° 12 '43 "E)
shop
There are numerous shopping opportunities in the affluent neighborhoods el-ʿAgūza, ed-Doqqi, el-Gīza and el-Mohandisīn. The shopping mecca par excellence el-Mohandisīn.
kitchen
There are upscale restaurants in the hotels Four Seasons in the district of el-Gīza and Mena House in the el-Haram district.
There are other good restaurants in the districts of el-ʿAgūza, ed-Doqqi, el-Gīza and el-Mohandisīn. The greatest variety of restaurants can be found in el-Mohandisīn. There are fish restaurants right on the banks of the Nile in el-ʿAgūza and el-Gīza.
accommodation
- el-ʿAgūza
- Al Nabila Hotel, Atlas Zamalek Hotel, Cairo Uncle Sam Hotel, Mayorca Hotel, Sheherazade Hotel, Zayed Hotel.
- ed-Doqqi
- Aman Hotel, Concorde Hotel, Dreamers Hotel, Indiana Hotel, King Hotel, Marwa Palace Hotel, New Marwa Palace Hotel, Noran Hotel, Pharaohs Hotel, Pyramisa Hotel, Raja Hotel, Regency Hotel, Rose Hotel, Safir Cairo Hotel, Santana Hotel, Sheraton Cairo Hotel, Tonsi Hotel
- Gīza district
- Four Seasons Cairo Hotel, Moon Light Hotel, Nile King Hotel, St. George Hotel, Swiss Inn Nile Hotel.
- el-Haram
- Abulhoul Palace Hotel, Amarante Pyramids Hotel, Aracan Pyramids Hotel, Barceló Cairo Pyramids, Cataract Pyramids Resort, Delta Pyramids Hotel, Europa Cairo Hotel, Gawharet al Ahram Hotel, Golden Tulip Narmer Pyramids, Grand Pyramids Hotel, Hormoheb Hotel, Kinow Hotel, Le Méridien Pyramids Hotel & Spa, Mena House Hotel, Mena Palace Hotel, Mercure Le Sphinx Hotel, Middle East Hotel, Mövenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids, Oasis Hotel, Pyramids Park Resort, Pyramids View Hotel, Sakkara Country Club & Hotel, Saqqara Palm Club, Siag Pyramids Hotel, Solaimaneyah Golf Resort & Spa, Soluxe Cairo Hotel, Tiba Pyramids Hotel, Vendome Hotel
- el-Mohandisīn
- Amoun Hotel, Cairo Comodor Hotel, Caroline Crillon Hotel, El Manar Hotel, Havana Hotel, Kanzy Hotel, Pharaoh Egypt Hotel, Salma Hotel, Swiss Inn Hotel
health
Hospitals in el-Gīza sund in the corresponding section listed in the Cairo article.
literature
- : Cairo, the glory years: who built what, when, why and for whom ‥. Alexandria: Harpocrates Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-977-5845-08-5 , Pp. 233-273.
Web links
- Giza & Dokki by Samir Raafat, in English
