[0071].Ablution fountain

Before the prayer one must perform the ritual purification, the ablutions.
This fountain is in the center of the Alabaster mosque courtyard.

[0070].Citadel from Cairo

Mohammad Ali Mosque at the Citadel, also named Alabaster Mosque.

[0029].Woman celebrating the Egypts CAN victory

Egyptians are completely crazy about football[soccer], and when they won the CAN Cup, you can´t imagine the party it was.

[0028].Zamalek

Zamalek derives from Zomlok, a Kurdish word meaning straw hut.

One of my favorite sections of Cairo is Zamalek, an island in the Nile that lies between downtown Cairo and Giza. It's an upscale garden area with a number of attractions, shops, restaurants and bars.

[0028].Inside Muhammad’s Ali Mosque

[0027].Cairo from the Citadel

Here it´s probably the best place to admire Cairo.

 

[0026].Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad ibn Qala’un Mosque

This mosque was built in 1318, possibly on the site of an Ayyubid mosque founded by Saladin, which al-Nasir Muhammad demolished.

 

[0025].Pictures of Cairo

A serie of pictures from various walks in Cairo and whereabouts in January and February.