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Cairo has a fascinating array of sights, including ancient temples and tombs, the splendid pyramids, a variety of historic mosques and churches, and many different museums and monuments. Many neighbourhoods of the city are attractions in their own right, each with a distinctive character and some with histories going back thousands of years. Particularly interesting sections of the city include Old Cairo, the Coptic quarter where most of the city’s main attractions are found, and Islamic Cairo, a medieval quarter east of the centre with many winding streets full of distinctive Muslim architecture. There are two islands in the middle of the Nile, Roda and Gezira, that are also scenic and worth exploring. The latter contains an opera house and some art museums.
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