Qohira - Cairo

Xuddi shu nomdagi boshqa joylar uchun qarang Qohira (nomutanosiblik).

Qohira (talaffuz qilinadi) KY-roh;Arabcha: الlqاhrةal-Qohira) ning poytaxti hisoblanadi Misr va Buyuk Qohira metropolitenining umumiy aholisi 16 million kishidan oshiq bo'lsa, ikkalasining ham eng yirik shaharlaridan biri Afrika va Yaqin Sharq (u qulay joylashgan hududlar). Shuningdek, u dunyodagi 19-eng yirik shahar va dunyodagi eng zich joylashgan shaharlar qatorida.

Nil daryosida Qohira o'zining ajoyib tarixi bilan mashhur bo'lib, ajoyib o'rta asrlarda saqlanib qolgan Islomiy shahar va Koptik saytlar Eski Qohira - tarixiy Qohira bilan yozilgan YuNESKOning Jahon merosi ro'yxati. The Misr muzeyi shahar markazida, Xon al-Xaliliy bozorida xarid qilish kabi, qadimgi Misr asarlarining son-sanoqsiz buyumlari bilan ko'rish kerak. Qohiraga hech qanday sayohat tashrif buyurmasdan amalga oshmaydi Giza piramidalari va yaqin atrofga Saqqara piramidasi majmuasiBu erda mehmonlar Mishotning uchinchi sulolasi fir'avni Djoser uchun Imhotep tomonidan qurilgan birinchi qadam piramidasini ko'rishadi.

Qohira o'tmishga mahkam o'rnashgan bo'lsa-da, zamonaviy zamonaviy jamiyatning uyidir. The Midan Tahrir 19-asrda Xedive Ismoil boshqaruvida qurilgan Qohira markazida joylashgan hudud "Nil bo'yidagi Parij" bo'lishga intildi. Yana bir qancha zamonaviy shahar atrofi, shu jumladan Maadi va Heliopolis, Zamalek esa tinch joy Gezira oroli, yuqori darajadagi xaridlar bilan. Qohira eng yaxshi kuzda yoki bahorda, ob-havo unchalik issiq bo'lmaganida yaxshi bo'ladi. Nilda felucca safari, Al-Azhar bog'iga tashrif buyurish kabi, gavjum shahardan qochishning yaxshi usuli.

2011 yildagi inqilob va aksilinqilobdan beri sayyohlar katta miqdordagi Qohiradan qochib ketishdi. Ammo 2010-yillarning oxiriga kelib ular qaytib kelishdi, ammo turizm to'liq tiklanmagan edi, shuning uchun siz kamroq odam bilan piramidalar kabi saytlarni ko'rish imkoniyatiga egasiz.

Tumanlar

Buyuk Qohira juda keng; 20 milliondan ortiq odam bilan (2018), bu Afrika va Yaqin Sharqdagi eng yirik metropoliten hududidir.

Qohira mintaqalari - rangli kodlangan xarita
 Shahar markazi
Zamonaviy shahar markazi. Midan Tahrir ("Ozodlik maydoni" degan ma'noni anglatadi) 2011 yilda prezident Muborakni hokimiyatdan ag'dargan ommaviy norozilik namoyishlari bo'lib o'tdi va bu erda hali ham katta (ba'zan zo'ravonlik) mitinglar va norozilik namoyishlari bo'lib o'tmoqda. Maydonning shimolida Misr muzeyi joylashgan va uning yonida ko'plab yirik mehmonxonalar joylashgan. Shahar markazidan sharqqa Midan Ramzesgacha cho'zilgan, Qohiraning asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasi va rivojlanib borayotgan chakana savdo va turar joy zonasi joylashgan.
 Garden City
Shahar markaziga va Corniche el-Nilga yaqin tuman, markaziy turar joy uchun yaxshi imkoniyat.
 Eski Qohira
Shahar markazidan janubda joylashgan bo'lib, Koptik Qohira, Fustat (Qohiraning tarixiy yadrosi) va Rhoda orolini o'z ichiga oladi.
 Islomiy Qohira
Shaharning sharqida joylashgan bu X asrda boshlangan tarixiy Qohiraning markazi edi. Qal'ani, Muhammad Ali masjidini, Xon el Xalilini (asosiy bozor yoki.) O'z ichiga oladi souq), tarixiy masjidlar va O'rta asr me'morchiligi, shuningdek Qohiraning ba'zi turk hammomlari (hamamlari).
 Dokki va Mohandeseen (Giza)
Nilning g'arbiy qirg'og'ida joylashgan, yuqori darajadagi restoranlar, xaridlar va turar joylar mavjud.
 Gezira oroli
Nilning katta orolida joylashgan Upmarket tumani. Bu erda Qohira minorasi, Opera teatri, Zamalek mahallasi va bir qancha chiroyli savdo do'konlari, restoranlar, kafelar va turar joylar joylashgan.
 Giza
Nil daryosining g'arbiy sohilidagi hamma narsa aslida Qohira shahridan ko'ra Giza shahrida joylashgan. Shunday qilib, bu Nilning Gezira va Roda orollari va Dokki va Mohandeseen daryo bo'yidagi tumanlarni o'z ichiga olgan juda keng konkuratsiya. Ammo, eng muhimi, u mashhurdir piramidalar, Giza g'arbiy chekkasida: bu maydon "deb nomlanadi Harom (piramida) tumani. Bu erda Buyuk Misr muzeyi 2021 yilda ochiladi.
 Maadi
Markazning janubidagi osoyishta zamonaviy turar-joy tumani, ko'plab xorijlik chet elliklar uchun ovqatlanish.
 Sharqiy tumanlar
Tarixiy Qohira tirbandligidan uzoqda qurilgan rejalashtirilgan bir qator jamoalar. Eskisidan yangisiga Heliopolis, Nasr Siti va Yangi Qohira kiradi. Ushbu hududlar asosan yuqori sinf va savdo markazlari. Qohira aeroporti ham shu erda.
 Shimoliy tumanlar
Asosan kam ta'minlangan, rejasiz mahallalarning keng maydoni.

Tushuning

Qohira Nil bo'yida va qadimiy kelib chiqishi fir'avn shahri yaqinida joylashgan Memfis. Shahar hozirgi shaklini milodiy 641 yilda boshlagan, arab sarkardasi Amr Ibn As-Ase islom uchun Misrni zabt etgan va yangi poytaxtga asos solgan. Misr al-Fustat, "Chodirlar shahri". (Afsonada Al-Asening fath qilish uchun ketayotgan kuni Iskandariya, chodirida uyalayotgan ikkita kaptarni topdi. Ularni bezovta qilgisi kelmay, chodirdan chiqib ketdi. G'oliblik bilan qaytib kelgach, u o'z askarlarini atrofida chodir tikishga chaqirdi va bu hozirgi shaharning yangi shahri bo'ldi. Eski Qohira.) Ism so'z so'zi bo'lishi mumkin edi - Misr / Masr arabcha so'z bo'lib, shahar degan ma'noni anglatadi, ammo bu butun Misr mamlakatining arabcha nomi hamdir. Tunislik Fotimidlar sulolasi 969 yilda milodiy shaharni egallab olib, yangi shaharga asos solgan, Al-Qohira ("G'olib") Al-Fustatning shimolida. Al-Qohira shaharga Qohira degan inglizcha nom bergan, ammo mahalliy aholi uni baribir chaqirishadi MàSr (Mrr), bu butun Misr mamlakatining arabcha nomi (Meksikadagi Mexiko shahriga o'xshash).

Iqlim

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O'rtacha maksimal va min. harorat ° C da
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O'rtacha maksimal va min. harorati ° F
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Qohiraga tashrif buyurish uchun eng yaxshi vaqt - qishdan noyabrdan martgacha, kunduzgi yuqori harorat 26 ° C dan (79 ° F) pastroq bo'lib, kechasi 10 ° C (50 ° F) atrofida bo'lib, vaqti-vaqti bilan yomg'ir yog'ib, havoni tozalaydi. , ammo baribir sizga soyabon kerak emas, hatto yilning yomg'irli oylari ham kamdan-kam hollarda 10 mm (0,4 dyuym) atrofida.

Qish paytida tashrif buyurgan bo'lsangiz, barcha binolar isitgichlar bilan jihozlanmaganligini, shu jumladan ba'zi mehmonxonalar va yotoqxonalarni unutmang. Mehmonlar har doim kechki kiyim uchun bir nechta iliq o'tish moslamalari (sviterlar) va iliq ko'ylagi to'plashlari kerak. Qohirada, konditsionerga ega bo'lmagan yopiq binolarda, qishning eng sovuq kunlarida harorat 15 ° C (59 ° F), yozning eng issiq kunlarida esa 34 ° C (93 ° F).

Martdan maygacha bo'lgan qisqa bahor qumli bo'ronlar bo'lmaguncha yoqimli bo'lishi mumkin, ammo yozgi harorat, aksincha, 38 ° C (100 ° F) darajaga ko'tarilishi mumkin. Yozning oxiri va kuzning boshi bo'lgan sentyabr va oktyabr oylarida dehqonlar Buyuk Qohira yaqinida quyosh botganidan keyin guruch po'stlog'ini yoqib yuboradilar va bu havoni tutunli qiladi.

Yo'nalish

Hozirgi Buyuk Qohira - bu kamida 20 million aholisi bo'lgan shahar (2018), u erda osmono'par binolar va tez ovqatlanish restoranlari dunyo merosi yodgorliklari o'rnida joylashgan. Qohira ilgari Nil sharqiy qirg'og'ida shaharning nomi bo'lgan va bu erda siz zamonaviy va zamonaviy Shahar markazi, Frantsiya me'morchiligi ta'siri ostida qurilgan, bugungi kunda savdo va xalq hayotining markazi, shuningdek tarixiy Islomiy va Koptik diqqatga sazovor joylar.

Sharqiy sohilning yadrosi tashqarisida siz shaharning zamonaviy, yanada boy shaharlarini topasiz Heliopolis va Nasr Siti aeroport yaqinida va Maadi janubga Nilning o'rtasida orol joylashgan Gezira va Zamalek, bu erda ko'plab elchixonalar mavjud. G'arbiy sohilda ko'plab zamonaviy beton va ishbilarmonlik mavjud, ammo ayni paytda juda zo'r Giza piramidalar va janubda, Memfis va Saqqara. Shaharni boshqarishi juda ko'p narsa bo'lib tuyulishi mumkin, lekin uni sinab ko'ring va har qanday sayohatchiga juda ko'p narsalarni taklif qilasiz.

Chiqinglar

30 ° 3′5 ″ N 31 ° 14′23 ″ E
Qohira xaritasi

Viza talablari to'g'risida qo'shimcha ma'lumot olish uchun Misr maqola.

Samolyotda

Aeroportda bor uchta terminal. EgyptAir va barcha Star Alliance a'zolari (Lufthansa Group, Singapore Airlines, LOT va boshqalar) Terminal 2 (British Airways, Air France, Alitalia va boshqalar) bilan birlashtirilgan Terminal 3 ga barcha reyslarni havo ko'prigi orqali amalga oshiradilar. Ko'pgina boshqa aviakompaniyalar Terminal 1-ga etib kelishadi, masalan Saudiya (Terminal 1 Hall 2) va Sky Team, Oneworld, Emirates va Etihad (Terminal 1 Hall 1). Barcha terminallar bojsiz do'kon va restoranlarning o'rtacha turlarini taklif etadi. Terminal 1-da, darvozalar oldida qarama-qarshi boj olinmaydigan do'konlar mavjud, birinchi qavatda ko'proq do'konlar mavjud. Salonlar, pab, McDonald's va Starbucks kabi qahvaxonalar ikkinchi qavatda joylashgan. Terminal 3-da markaziy bozor joyi va oziq-ovqat maydonchasi, shuningdek, do'kon bo'ylab ba'zi kafelar va do'konlar mavjud. Ochiq o'tiradigan joylar unchalik ko'p emas, chunki aksariyat joylar chiqishdan bir soat oldin ochiladigan darvoza zallarida joylashgan. Bu reyslar o'z vaqtida jo'nab ketganda yaxshi bo'ladi, lekin kechikishlar bo'lganida konkurs tiqilib qoladi, ko'plab bo'sh o'rindiqlar salon stakanidan nariga o'ta olmaydi.
Avtomatlashtirilgan transport poezdi Terminal 1 va Terminallar 2/3 havo ko'prigi o'rtasida ishlaydi. A bepul avtobus avtovokzalga har 24 daqiqada, har 30 daqiqada yuguradi. Avtomatlashtirilgan harakatlanuvchi (APM) transport vositasi bepul, toza va tezdir. Stantsiyalar terminallar ichida emas. Terminal 3-da uning to'xtash joyi avtobus qatnovi oxirida (chiqishdan keyin o'ngga buriladi). Biroq, amalda, uning o'rniga ikkinchi qatorda to'xtashi mumkin. Mahalliy aholi kutayotgan joyni qidirib toping. Siz 3-terminaldan old eshikdan chiqib, o'ng tomonga burilishingiz kerak. Binoning oxirigacha piyoda yuring va yana o'ngga buriling. Keyin siz darajangizga qarab (chiqish yoki kelish) pandusga ko'tarilish yoki tushish kerak bo'lishi mumkin. Rampaning oxirida siz chapga buriling va stantsiyaga 50 m uzoqlikda, chap tomoningizda bo'lasiz. Ayni paytda belgilar aniq emas, lekin APM ishlaydi va terminallar o'rtasida tranzit uchun juda qulaydir.) Terminal 1da siz asosiy chiqish yo'li bilan chiqib, stantsiyaga etib borish uchun chapga burilishingiz kerak. Shuttle avtobus bekatlari AirMall oldidagi 3-zalda va yo'l chetidagi 1-zalda joylashgan. Afsuski, avtobus bekatlari belgilanmagan. Ba'zan haydovchining kofe-tanaffusi tufayli avtobus bekatida avtobuslarni almashtirishga to'g'ri keladi. Ehtiyot bo'ling, aeroportda sizni tortib olmoqchi bo'lgan taksi haydovchilari xizmat avtobuslari to'g'risida boshqacha aytishga harakat qilishadi, ammo terminaldan tashqariga chiqsangiz, bepul avtobus topasiz.
Tashrif buyuruvchilarga sotib olishga ruxsat beriladi soliqsiz kelganda maqolalar, 4 litrgacha qo'shimcha spirtli ichimliklar. Kassada bojxona xodimi pasportingizni tekshiradi va sotib olishga rozilik beradi. Sizni olib ketayotgan odam sizga hamroh bo'lishi mumkin. Agar siz sotib olgan narsangizni iste'mol qilmoqchi bo'lsangiz yoki do'stlaringiz bilan muomala qilmoqchi bo'lsangiz yaxshi bo'ladi, lekin ba'zida mahalliy odam sizni o'z nomidan o'zingizning chegarangizga qadar sotib olishga majbur qiladigan raketka bor - u ortiqcha narsalar uchun sizga juda haq to'laydi.

U erga / uzoqqa borish

Aeroportda bir oz pul almashtiring - buni amalga oshirishdan oldin eng yaxshisi Bojxona. Jarayonni biroz o'zgartiring (odatdagi LE200 eslatmalaridan kichikroq), chunki taksichilar va boshqalar har doim o'zgarish berolmaymiz deb da'vo qilishadi. Barcha yirik kartalar uchun bankomatlar kelish zallarida mavjud. Vizalar immigratsiya oldidan 25 AQSh dollaridan iborat. 3-terminalga etib borganda, hamma darhol vizalarni chap tomonidagi bank hisoblagichlaridan sotib olish uchun navbatda turishni boshlaydi. Bu banklar ko'pincha kartalarni yoki hatto qabul qilmaydilar Misr funtlari (LE), bu cheklangan chet el valyutasi bilan kelganingizda muammoli. Bu holda hududning narigi tomonida bankomat, shuningdek vizalarni sotadigan va Misr funtlarini valyuta sifatida qabul qiladigan valyuta ayirboshlash shoxobchasi mavjud. Shunday qilib, vizani sotib olish uchun u erga boring, bank hisoblagichlarini e'tiborsiz qoldiring va navbatlardan saqlaning.

The metro aeroportga yashil liniyani uzaytirish 2020 yilda ochilishi kerak; shu paytgacha Qohira markaziga etib borish ko'pincha azob bo'ladi.

A jamoat avtobusi ga Midan Tahrir (uning ogohlantirishlarini o'qing) yoki Midan Ramses bepul Shuttle Bus tomonidan terminallarga ulangan aeroport avtovokzalidan ishlaydi. Albatta, 2018 yilda ishlaydigan xizmatlar 356 (٣٥٦) va 111 (١١١, yo'nalish Shobra, Midan Ramses tomonidan o'tadi), LE8. Ular har 30 daqiqada ishlaydi va tirbandlikka qarab 60-90 min. 27 (٢٧) va 400 (٤٠٠) avtobuslari ham harakatlanishi mumkin. Bekatdan so'rab ko'ring (qaerga borishni xohlayotganingizni tushuntirib bering), lekin taniqli (A / C bo'lmagan) yashil avtobuslardan qoching. Misr muzeyidan shimolda (shosse ko'prigi ostida) avtobus terminalidan shahar markazidan aeroportga avtobuslar qatnaydi. Agar bekat aniq bo'lmasa, aeroportni so'rang yoki arabchada so'zi "matar" (m (r).

Rejalashtirilgan avtobuslar endi to'g'ridan-to'g'ri aeroportdan yo'nalishga qatnay olmaydi Iskandariya yoki boshqa delta shaharlar. Yoki taksi ko'chirish to'g'risida muzokaralar olib boring yoki oldinga tashish uchun shahar markaziga boring.

Oq metr taksilar terminallarda mavjud. Asosiy to'lov LE2.50 va LE1.25 km. Hisoblagichdan foydalanishni talab qiling. Belgilangan narxni qabul qilmang, chunki bu narx yo'l haqi metrga nisbatan ikki baravarga oshadi. Hisoblagichdan foydalanishni rad etgan taksi haydovchilariga aeroport xavfsizligi yoki sayyohlik politsiyasiga xabar bering. Haydovchi uchun "chiptani" to'lashdan bosh torting (LE10 aeroportni to'xtash joyi uchun to'lov). Agar siz Qohira markaziga boradigan bo'lsangiz, boshqa sayyohlar yoki ryukzakchilar bilan taksida bo'lishishingiz mumkin. Kichik eslatmalarni oling, asosan taksi haydovchisi hech qanday o'zgarishlarga yo'l qo'ymasligini da'vo qiladi, lekin aslida ular shunday. Boshqa variant - bu sizning mehmonxonangiz yoki yotoqxonangiz tomonidan tashkil etilgan transportdan foydalanish, ammo bu xizmat ko'pincha bepul emas.

Ularning soni juda ko'p limuzin xizmatlari. Qabul qilish punktlari terminallar oldida (chekka tomonda). Narxlar belgilangan manzilga va avtomobil toifasiga qarab belgilanadi. A toifali hashamatli limuzinlar (Mercedes-Benz E-Class), B toifali 7 yo'lovchiga mo'ljallangan mikro avtobuslar va C toifali o'rta avtomobillar (masalan, Mitsubishi Lancer). London taksilari Sixt-dan D toifasining yangi toifasida mavjud. Narxlar ro'yxati (2011 yil holatiga ko'ra):

Qohiraga boradigan joylarA (hashamatli)B (mikroavtobus)C (o‘rtacha)D (London kabinasi)
Aeroport (terminallar, mehmonxonalar)LE65LE45LE45LE50
HeliopolisLE110LE70LE60LE85
Nasr SitiLE110LE70LE65LE85
Gisr El Suez, RoksiLE120LE85LE65LE95
Shahar markaziLE155LE100LE80LE125
Mohandesin, Zamalek, DokkiLE165LE110LE90LE135
Giza, Maadi, MakatamLE200LE120LE100LE155
Yangi QohiraLE200LE120LE110LE100
Xelvan, SakkaraLE260LE180LE150LE210
6 oktyabr shaharLE350LE190LE160LE290
Sadat SitiLE470LE240LE230LE375

Aeroport xizmati, mikroavtobuslar va London taksilarining aloqalari:

  • Eksklyuziv xizmatlar, 202 16708. Aeroport taklifi sizni darvoza oldida kutib oladi, barcha immigratsiya tartib-qoidalarini bajaradi va yuklarni qabul qiladi, viza uchun to'lovlarni hisobga olmaganda, 50 AQSh dollari miqdorida qulay mehmonxonada kutib turing. Telefon orqali oldindan bron qilish mumkin. Qaytishda siz qulay zalda kutib turganingizda siz uchun barcha ro'yxatdan o'tish va emigratsiya rasmiylashtiruvlarini amalga oshiradigan xizmatdan foydalanib navbatlardan qochishingiz mumkin, so'ngra sizni dastlabki ikkita tekshiruvdan o'tkazib yuborishingiz mumkin.
  • Mikro avtobus (Qohira aeroportida xizmat avtobuslari), 202 19970, . 24 soat.
  • London taksisi (Oltita), 202 19670, faks: 202 463 010 00, . 24 soat.

Qachon qaytib kelish shahar markazidan aeroportga, bu erga kamida ikki soat va Gizadan 3 soatga borishga ruxsat bering, chunki yo'llar juda tirband bo'lishi mumkin. Aeroportning yangi yo'li aeroportni halqa yo'li va Suvaysh yo'li kesishgan chorrahasi bilan birlashtiradi va tiqilinch yo'q. Agar siz juma kuni ertalab yoki kunning o'rtalarida jo'nab ketsangiz, aeroportga sayohat tezda bo'ladi, chunki odamlar juma namoziga masjidga borayotganda yo'llar bo'sh.

Kelgandan so'ng, siz chiptalarni sotib olish va ro'yxatdan o'tish joyiga kirish uchun xavfsizlik punktidan o'tishingiz kerak. Xavfsizlik xodimlarini ko'rsatish uchun sizga marshrutingiz yoki chipta nusxasi kerak bo'ladi. Ro'yxatdan o'tgandan keyin siz ikkinchi nazorat punktidan o'tasiz (pasport nazorati bilan birga) havoga ko'tarilasiz, shunda samolyotga chiqishdan oldin uchinchisi bor - shundagina siz suv bilan to'ldirishingiz mumkin. Bularning barchasi uchun ko'p vaqt ajrating, chunki chiziqlar uzoq bo'lishi mumkin. Aeroportda chap bagaj xonasi yo'q.

Yashash

Aeroport shaharning shimoliy-sharqiy chekkasida joylashgan Heliopolis. Agar siz aeroportda tunashni istasangiz, uchta mehmonxona mavjud:

Yaqin atrofdagi Heliopolisda boshqa yashash imkoniyatlari mavjud.

Poyezdda

Sharqiy arab raqamlarini o'rganing

Sharqiy arab raqamlari, g'arbda ishlatilgan arab-hind raqamlari o'rniga, poezd raqamlari, jo'nash vaqti, o'rindiq raqamlari va boshqa muhim ma'lumotlarni ko'rsatish uchun foydalaniladi. Shunday qilib, arabcha harflarni o'qiy olmasangiz ham, o'zingizning platformangizni va murabbiyingizni topishingiz kerak. Shuningdek, siz hisob-kitoblar summasi siz to'lashni so'ragan narsaga mos kelishini tekshirishingiz mumkin.

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Qohira Misrdagi temir yo'llarning markazidir, deyarli barcha poezdlar bu erda harakat qiladi va to'xtaydi. Hukumat Misr milliy temir yo'llari (الlskk الlحdydyة الlmصryة), ko'pincha qisqartirilgan ENR, barcha poezdlarni boshqaradi. Istisnolardan biri bu xususiy kompaniya Vataniya Qohira o'rtasida yuqori darajadagi poezdlarni boshqaradigan, Luksor va boshqa bir qancha shaharlar.

Dan kuniga 30 tagacha jo'nash mumkin Iskandariya, eng tezyurar poezdlar bilan Maxsus 2 soat 40 minutda to'xtovsiz yugurish. Ekspres poezdlar 3 soat atrofida biroz sekinroq. Ushbu poezdlar toza va qulay, konditsioner va atıştırmalıklar mavjud. Ba'zilar ushbu tezyurar poyezdlarni harakat tarkibi tufayli "Ispaniya", "Frantsiya" yoki "Turbo" deb atashadi.

Nil bo'yida sayohat qilish va qaytish Asvan va Luksor juda mashhur. Kuniga kamida bitta kunduzgi va bitta tungi poezd yuqori sifatni taklif etadi va odatda sayyohlar uchun tavsiya etiladi. Sayohat vaqti Luksordan 10 soat, Asvandan esa yana to'rt soat. Birinchi toifadagi chiptalar o'rindiq uchun LE120 atrofida va ikki kishilik yotoq xonasi uchun odam boshiga 80 AQSh dollarini tashkil etadi. Oddiy poezdlar xuddi shu yo'nalishda qatnaydilar, ba'zilari Iskandariyada boshlanadi, ammo ular qattiq o'rindiqlar va eskirgan hojatxonalar bilan juda ham qulay emas. Chiroqlar tun bo'yi yonib turadi, ehtimol siz chiptalarni tekshirish uchun sizni bir necha bor uyg'otasiz.

Ko'pgina shaharlarga 3 va 2-darajali poezdlar qatnaydi Quyi Misr va O'rta er dengizi bo'yida va orqaga El Alamein.

Chiptalar

Shuningdek qarang: Misr # Poyezdda

Chiptalarni olishning eng keng tarqalgan usuli - ularni stantsiyalarda oldindan sotib olish. Biroq, chiptalarni bron agenti orqali yoki oldindan sotib olish Vataniya sizning o'rningizni kafolatlaydi va stantsiyalarda qiyinchiliklarga yo'l qo'ymaydi. Oddiy 3-sinf poezdlarini Internet orqali bron qilib bo'lmaydi. Siz chiptani bekatdan sotib olishingiz yoki shunchaki bortga sakrab, poezdda to'lashingiz kerak bo'ladi. E'tibor bering, xavfsizlik nuqtai nazaridan, kassalar ba'zan sayyohlarga kunduzgi poezdlarda Luksor va Asvanga boradigan yo'llanmani rad etishadi, chunki ular faqatgina bir kecha-kunduzgi poezdlarda ruxsat etiladi. Bu bunkum va onlayn xarid qilish orqali osonlikcha chetlab o'tiladi.

Stantsiyalar

Qohiradan deyarli barcha magistral poezdlar asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasidan, Ramses. Biroq, bir necha yil ichida - taxminan 2023 yilda - yangi yirik stantsiya, Bashteel, yakunlanadi. 2020 yildan boshlab, bu boshqa stantsiyalarga qanday ta'sir qilishi ma'lum emas.

  • 2 Qohira Ramses temir yo'l stantsiyasi (Mططط rmss) (Shohadaa (Shahidlar) metro bekati), 20 2 2575-3555. Shuningdek, ma'lum bo'lgan asosiy temir yo'l stantsiyasi Misr stantsiyasi (Mططط mصr). Restoran va do'konlarni sotib olish mumkin, ammo chap bagaj uchun joy yo'q. Bir nechta xavfsizlik navbatidan o'tishga vaqt bering. E'tibor bering, chiptaxonada turli sinflar va yo'nalishlar uchun bir nechta derazalar mavjud, shuning uchun siz to'g'ri chiziqda ekanligingizni tekshiring. Chiqish va kelish taxtalari asosiy maydonda va platformalarda arab va ingliz tillari orasida sekin harakatlanadi. Wikidata-da Ramses Station (Q633754) Ramses stantsiyasi Vikipediyada
  • 3 Giza temir yo'l stantsiyasi (Omm El-Misryeen metro bekati). Piramidalar yaqinidagi o'ziga xos xususiyat emas, lekin Giza shaharning janubiy qismlari uchun asosiy markaz bo'lib xizmat qiladi. Aksariyat poezdlar Yuqori Misr bu erga qo'ng'iroq qiladi.
  • 4 Qohira Ayn-Shams temir yo'l stantsiyasi (Ayn Shams metro bekati). Sekin poyezdlar boradigan va qaytib keladigan kichik stantsiya Suvaysh tugatish.

Avtobusda

Avtobuslar Qohirani butun mamlakat bilan bog'laydi. Ikki asosiy stantsiya - Midan Ramses va 5 Qohira shlyuzi, (ilgari Turgoman nomi bilan tanilgan), lekin transport vositalari ba'zan boshqa stantsiyalarda ham to'xtaydi, xususan Abbasiya. Midan Ramses va Qohira shlyuzidan LE5 marshrutli taksi taksisi bilan shahar markaziga, LE7-10 Zamalekka boramiz. Qohira shlyuzi - bu yangi Qohira Gateway Plaza ichida, Orabi metro stantsiyasidan 500 metr uzoqlikda joylashgan yangi, zamonaviy yopiq stantsiya.

Belgilangan joylar:

  • Port-Said, Ismoiliya va Suvaysh - Qohira Gateway-dan soatlik xizmatlar (2 soat, LE20-30)
  • Sharm ash-Shayx - East Delta avtobuslari taxminan 8 soat (LE80), Super-reaktiv avtobuslar esa 6 soatni oladi. Ba'zi East Delta xizmatlari davom etmoqda Dahab. Sharmga avtobusda borayotganda avtobus chiptasi va pasportingizni qulay tuting, chunki siz yo'lovchilarga shaxsini tasdiqlovchi hujjat va chipta taqdim etishni talab qiladigan bir qancha nazorat punktlaridan o'tasiz. Sharmga avtobusda borish uchun arzonroq variant - bu avtobus, poezd yoki mikroavtobusga borish Suvaysh (LE10) va u erdagi asosiy avtobus bekatidan 11: 00da yoki 13: 20da avtobusda Sharmga faqat LE31 uchun boring.
  • Taba va Nuveiba - Avtobuslar kuniga to'rt marta Qohira shlyuzidan (soat 6:00, 9:30, 22:00 va 23:00) ertalabki avtobuslar uchun LE70, kechasi uchun esa LE80 narxlari bilan chiqib ketishadi. Nuveybaga borish uchun taxminan 6 soat vaqt ketadi.
  • Siva - To'g'ridan-to'g'ri avtobuslar Qohira shlyuzidan yakshanba va chorshanba kechalari soat 19:45 da (LE60) chiqib ketadi.

Qohiradan noqulay, ammo arzon, mikroavtobuslar ko'plab yo'nalishlarga jo'nab ketadi. Asosiy garajlar Midan Ramsis (Aleksandriya uchun, LE22 va delta vodiysigacha) va Al-Marg metro stantsiyasi (shimoliy-sharqiy va Sinay uchun). Ular tezroq va bu qisqa muddatli sayohat uchun imkoniyat bo'lishi mumkin, ammo baxtsiz hodisalar dahshatli. Ushbu avtobuslar boradigan joyingizga qarab ketadigan boshqa joylar ham bor, deb so'rang mahalliy aholi. Hech bo'lmaganda Sinay uchun chet elliklarga mikro avtobus tizimidan foydalanish taqiqlanadi.

  • 6 High Jet avtovokzali (Xurgada va Sharm ash-Shayxdan / ga) (Ramses temir yo'l stantsiyasining orqasida / shimolida). Bu Qohira atrofidagi bir nechta High Jet stantsiyalaridan biri, ammo ehtimol eng mos keladigan stantsiya. Unda Xurgada va Sharm ash-Shayxga sayohat (6-7 soat) kiradi. Bu poezddan tushgandan keyin arzon va qulay oldinga sayohat qilish imkonini beradi. Avtobuslarning tezligini hisobga olgan holda chiptalarni zahiraga olish zo'rg'a zarur. Avtobuslar unchalik qulay emas va ular avtobusda butun sayohat davomida baland ovozda va bezovta qiluvchi seriallarga ega. Shunday qilib, tungi avtobusga chiqish yaxshi fikr emasdir.
    • Xurgadaga: har 2 soatda 8:00 dan 2:30 gacha. Xurgadadan: har 2 soatda soat 7: 00dan 3: 00gacha. Ko'pincha LE110, lekin ba'zan LE150.
    • Sharm ash-Shayxga: 13:00, 23:30, 2 AM. Sharm ash-Shayxdan: 13:00, 22:30, 00:00. LE110.
  • 7 Avtobus idorasi / bekatiga boring.
  • Super-Jet avtobusi, 202 2266-0212. Uchun Iskandariya, Xurgada va Sinay.
  • Sharqiy Delta avtobusi, 202 2576-2293. Uchun Sharm ash-Shayx, Arish va Rafax.

Mashinada

Qohirada haydash tavsiya etilmaydi yoki kerak emas. Trafik, hech bo'lmaganda, oddiy sayohatchiga juda ta'sir qiladi. Haydash barqarorlikka ega, ammo rasmiy tarzda emas. Yo'l belgilari, yo'llar, harakatlanish yo'llari va boshqalarga rioya qilinmaydi, bu erda juda ko'p kavşaklar va o'tish yo'llari mavjud. Yo'l harakati signallari faqat bir nechta joylarda mavjud bo'lib, ular muntazam ravishda e'tiborga olinmaydi. Biroq, ba'zida politsiya xodimlari gavjum chorrahalarda transportni boshqaradi. Qohiraning markazida haydovchilar ba'zida yo'llarini to'sib qo'ygan boshqa avtomashinalarni to'sib qo'yishadi. Shuningdek, yon oynangiz urilib qolsa, xafa bo'lmang. Kechasi ko'plab haydovchilar faralarni ishlatmaydilar, shuning uchun qo'shimcha ehtiyot bo'ling yoki kechasi haydashdan saqlaning. Misrda transport vositalari yo'lning o'ng tomonida harakatlanadi. Chap burilish o'rniga, tez-tez burilish va orqaga qaytish kerak bo'ladi, yoki uchta o'ng burilishni amalga oshirishingiz mumkin.

Avtoturargohlar yoki rasmiy to'xtash joylari kamdan-kam uchraydi. Avtoulovlar yo'l chetida ikki yoki uch chuqurlikda to'xtab turishi mumkin va ular ko'pincha qulflanmagan holda qoldiriladi, va ularni almashtirish mumkin. Ko'p joylarda odamlar to'xtab turgan mashinalarga qarash uchun ishlaydi. Ushbu xizmat uchun kichik maslahat kutilmoqda. Bundan tashqari, valet to'xtash joyidan foydalanishingiz mumkin.

Iskandariyaga borish uchun Shimoliy qirg'oq, Delta va G'arbiy cho'l haydovchilari Qohira-Iskandariya cho'l yo'lidan Mewhwar yo'lidan - 26-iyul Qohira markazidan yo'lga chiqishlari kerak.

Beni Sueyf, Fayum, Assyut, Luksor va Asvanga borish uchun shahar markazidan haydovchilar Le Meridien mehmonxonasidagi Giza piramidalari yonidagi Remaya aylanasida Remaya aylanasida oktyabr-oltinchi-Fayum yo'lidan chiqishlari kerak, Fayoum Fayoum-oltinchisida o'chadi. Oktyabr kavşağının Remaya aylanasidan 6 km (3,7 milya).

Suvaysh, Port-Said va Ismoiliyaga borish uchun shahar markazidan haydovchilar Suezga halqa yo'li bilan Suvaysh yo'lining kesishmasiga, Ismoiliya tutashuviga esa Ismoiliya va Port-Saidga xalqa yo'lidan o'tish kerak.

Hurgada va Ayn Suxnaga borish uchun shahar markazidan haydovchilar Kattamayadagi Yangi Ayn-Suxna pullik yo'liga halqa yo'li orqali borishlari kerak.

Yetib borish uchun Sharm ash-Shayx, Dahab, Sinay yarim orolidagi Nuveiba, Ras Sidr, Al-Arish va Rafah, shahar markazidan haydovchilar, Ring Road-dan Suvaysh yo'lining JW-ga o'tish joyiga borishlari kerak. Marriott mehmonxonasi, Ahmad Xamdi tunnelidan Sinay yarim oroliga.

Atrofga boring

Qohirani mustaqil ravishda aylanib chiqmoqchi bo'lsangiz, bir nechta xaritalarga ega bo'lishingiz foydalidir. Ko'cha va joy nomlarining yozilishi xaritadan xaritaga va xaritadan haqiqiy joylashuvga qarab farq qilishi mumkin va har bir ko'chada har bir ko'chada ko'rinmaydi.

Metro orqali

Qohira metro tizimi

Qohirada Afrikaning birinchi va eng keng metro tizimi joylashgan. Qohiraning metro tizimi zamonaviy va zamonaviy bo'lsa-da, uchta yo'nalish juda cheklangan.

2019 yildan boshlab bitta sayohat chiptasi qamrab olingan bekatlar soniga qarab LE3-7 gacha:

  • LE3: 9 ta stantsiya
  • LE5: 16 stantsiyalar
  • LE7: 16 dan ortiq stantsiyalar

Bu dunyodagi eng ko'p gavjum metro, bu yo'lovchilarning yo'l uzunligiga qarab o'lchanadi. Agar siz odamlar zichligi bilan shug'ullana olsangiz (cho'ntakka tushmaslik uchun juda ehtiyot bo'ling), bu sayohat paytida tirbandlikni oldini olishning eng yaxshi usuli.

Asosiy almashinuvlar Shohadaa (shahidlar) (sobiq Muborak) da Midan Ramses, Sadat da Midan Tahrir (vaqti-vaqti bilan yopiq) va Attaba (Ataba; بtbة).

Chipta sotib olmoqchi bo'lganingizda qat'iyatli bo'lishingiz kerak (lekin bosiq emas) - misrliklar navbatda turmaydi. Avval ozgina pulingizni tinch joyda tayyorlang, shunda hamyon va katta yozuvlar bilan ovora bo'lib, olomon orasiga pasportingizni tashlamaysiz. So'ngra ular singari, olomon orqali chipta oynasiga doimiy ravishda bosing. Agar siz qaytish yoki kelajakda sayohat qilishni rejalashtirmoqchi bo'lsangiz, bir nechta chiptalarni sotib oling, shuning uchun siz faqat bir marta scrummage qilishingiz kerak.

Qohira metrosi boshqa joylar qatorida Dokki va Maadida bekatlarga ega. Giza piramidalariga etib borish uchun metropolitenga Giza shahriga boring, so'ng "Al-Haram" ga avtobus yoki taksini oling. Siz ham etib borishingiz mumkin Heliopolis (Masr el-Gedida) 3-chiziq yordamida stantsiyalarda: Al Ahram (Korba) va Koleyet El Banat (Merg'ani). Ushbu liniyaning aeroportgacha uzaytirilishi 2020 yilga to'g'ri keladi. Poezdlar va stantsiyalardagi xaritalar tarmoqni qanday bo'lishini ko'rsatib beradi, ya'ni qurilayotgan qismlar to'liq deb ko'rsatilgan. 2019 yil dekabr oyidan boshlab 3-qator Atabada tugaydi.

Har bir poezdning o'rta qismida ikkita vagon ayollar uchun ajratilgan. Ulardan biri faqat soat 21:00 gacha bo'lgan ayollar uchun, boshqalari doimo ayollar uchun. Metro soat 12:20 atrofida to'xtaydi va soat 5:15 atrofida yana harakatga keladi. 1 va 2-chiziqlar uchun jadval yo'q, lekin jo'nash juda tez-tez sodir bo'ladi. 3-qator har 8 daqiqada ishlaydi.

Avtobusda

Katta qizil, oq va ko'k jamoat avtobuslari butun shaharni qamrab oladi va ancha arzon, narxi LE1, lekin odatda odamlar gavjum va sekin. Biroq, LE2 yoki LE2.5 zaryad oladigan shunga o'xshash konditsioner avtobuslar mavjud. Ularni Qohiradagi asosiy maydonlarda topish mumkin. Bundan tashqari, asosiy kvadratlarda odatda to'q sariq va oq yoki qizil, oq va ko'k rangdagi kichikroq kichik avtobuslar mavjud. Jinsiy zo'ravonlik bilan bog'liq muammolar tufayli sayohat qilayotgan ayollarga faqat turishni taqiqlovchi kichik mikroavtobuslar va avtobuslarda borish tavsiya etiladi. Mikroavtobuslarda narx LE0.5dan boshlanadi va LE2.5 ga ko'tariladi.

Asosiy avtovokzallardan tashqari avtobuslarni ko'cha darajasidan kutib olish mumkin. Avtobuslar kamdan-kam hollarda belgilangan manzil bilan belgilanadi, aksincha yo'lovchilar o'zlarining manzillarini baqirishadi (yoki bir nechta imo-ishora tilida qo'l kodlari kabi) o'zlarining manzillarini baqirishadi va agar avtobus shu joyga borsa, u to'xtaydi. Qohira bilan tanish bo'lmagan sayohatchilar avtobus haydovchilari yoki yo'lovchilaridan to'xtash joyi to'g'risida xabar berishlarini so'rashlari mumkin. Shunchaki xushmuomalalik bilan avtobus haydovchisiga yoki do'stona ko'rinadigan yo'lovchiga boradigan joyingiz nomini aytib qo'ying va ular sizga g'amxo'rlik qilishadi.

Kechqurun avtobus haydovchilari: avtobus chastotasi, marshrut uzunligi va ba'zi hollarda to'lovlar kechki soatlarda farq qilishi mumkin. Ba'zi hollarda, marshrut sizning borishingizdan qisqa vaqt ichida, ogohlantirmasdan to'xtashi mumkin. Bu sodir bo'lganda, mahalliy aholi ularni so'nggi manziliga etkazish uchun qo'shimcha pul ishlashga umidvor bo'lgan xususiy fuqarolarga ishonishadi. Har doimgidek, shaxsiy transportni qabul qilishni tanlasangiz, ehtiyot bo'ling. Ko'plab mini-avtobuslar avtobus deyarli to'lguncha jo'nab ketmasligi sababli, siz haydovchi etarlicha odam ketishini kutib turganda, siz uzoq vaqt tayyor bo'lishingiz kerak.

Shahar bo'ylab bir qator yirik avtovokzallar mavjud (mawqaf mqqf, pl. Mawaqif mwاqf). Eng kattalaridan biri Midan Tahrirdagi Misr muzeyining orqasida joylashgan. Haqiqatan ham ikkita bekat bor - shahar avtobuslari uchun asosiy avtovokzal va uning orqasida joylashgan mikroavtobus bekati. Masalan, Piramidalarni ziyorat qilishni istagan sayohatchilar taxminan LE2 uchun mikroavtobusda o'tirishlari mumkin. Piramidalarga borishni istagan mehmonlar avtobus yoki mikroavtobus haydovchisining qichqirayotganini ko'rishadi Haram, haydovchining faqat Haram tumaniga emas, balki haqiqiy piramidalarga haydashini ta'minlash uchun har doim minishingizdan oldin qo'llaringiz bilan piramida uchburchagi yasashingiz kerak, bu piramidalarga juda yaqin bo'lsa-da, piramidaga kirish.

Bundan tashqari, Midan Ramsesda avtostantsiyalar ham mavjud. Avtobuslar Ramsesdan Heliopolis, City Stars Mall va Tahrir avtovokzali qamrab olmagan boshqa yo'nalishlarga qatnaydi.

Taksida

Bu foydalanish afzaldir Careem yoki Uber oddiy kabinalardan ko'ra. Mahalliy aholi Careem va Uberni arzonroq va xavfsizroq deb bilishadi (ayniqsa ayollar uchun). Shunchaki mahalliy SIM-kartani oling va o'zingizni yaxshi his qilasiz. Siz shuningdek Careem yoki Uber narxini topishingiz, skrinshot olishingiz va undan kabinalar bilan muzokara olib borishingiz mumkin.

Namunaviy taksi narxlari

  • Bir mintaqa bo'yicha qisqa sayohatlar LE5
  • Midan Xusseyn markaziga LE15
  • Mohandesin shaharchasi LE10-12
  • Piramidalar shaharchasi LE35
  • Shahar markazi yoki Zamalek aeroportiga LE35
  • Zamalek shahar markaziga LE8-10
  • Zamalek Midan Xusseynga LE20

Qattiq oq taksilar: Bu odatda ishlatiladigan, ba'zan o'zgaruvchan tok bilan ishlaydigan va tabiiy gazda ishlaydigan hisoblagichlar bilan jihozlangan zamonaviy sedanlar. Aksariyat sayyohlar ushbu taksilardan foydalangan holda kamroq pul to'laydilar, chunki ular metrajsiz birodarlar bilan muzokara olib borishadi. Ularni ko'chadan kutib olish mumkin va ular odatdagidek har qanday sayohatchidan foydalanishlari mumkin (biroz sabr-toqat bilan). Qora va oq taksilar bilan taqqoslaganda, barcha sayyohlar ularga qulayroq, ko'plari esa arzonroq.

Yorqin sariq taksilar: Noyobroq bo'lish. Odatda faqat bron qilish orqali mavjud, lekin ba'zida marshrut davomida tariflarni olishga harakat qiling. Similar to the solid-white taxis, the meter starts at LE2.50, LE1/km after that. The drivers are not allowed to smoke in the cars. Referred to as "City Cabs" or "Cairo Cabs". From within Cairo, call 0104343438-19155.

Older black-and-white taxis: Increasingly becoming rarer. Communication can be difficult as these usually have the oldest of drivers, and the meters are extremely outdated and are not used. Prices are, however, not erratic for natives, and any Cairene knows what to pay depending on time and distance. It is highly recommended that you have exact change before you enter, as drivers are reluctant to give change.

Taxis usually expect more money (LE2-3) for ferrying more people. If you decide not to negotiate the price beforehand (this is the better method) be ready to jump ship and/or bargain hard if the cabbie brings up the fare after you are in the car. They rarely accept more than 4 people to a taxi. Also add LE5-7 driving late at night, mostly for the older taxis without counters.

  • Uber Cairo. Smart telefon dasturi manzilga asoslangan marshrutlashni taklif qiladi va ularga muvofiq narxlarni hisoblab chiqadi.
  • Careem. Smart telefon dasturi manzilga asoslangan marshrutlashni taklif qiladi va ularga muvofiq narxlarni hisoblab chiqadi.
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Engish

Do not let the taxi driver choose you. You choose him and always look confident as if you use them regularly. Flag one down, hop in and always sit in the back of the cab. Try not to get into any discussion with the driver. Simply state your destination and look out the window. Ignore any chat if you can. Egyptians do not chat with drivers on the whole. Avoid eye contact especially in the mirror.

Do not confirm the fare before getting in, ordinary Egyptians do not do that. As a tourist, you might prefer to state a price beforehand, which may prevent ripoffs, but will require you to quote above local prices. Instead the correct sum is paid through the window after leaving. You simply step out of the cab, with no discussion of the price (unless the taxi driver thinks you've given him an unfair price). If you are obviously a tourist with your Lonely Planet Guide, North Face backpack, and are wearing shorts then you can sometimes expect an argument even if you have offered the correct price. Either pay him more to keep the peace (odds are he needs the money more than you) or just walk away. As long as the driver does not leave the car, you are alright. If this happens, consult someone nearby. Try to avoid those loitering outside 5-star hotels and restaurants to minimize this. Using a big hotel as your destination may also inflate the price.

To avoid any confrontation regarding price, choose a cab from the new yellow, or white with black ones with meters. Then add a few pounds tip if you so choose.

Taxi drivers may try to pressure you into taking an expensive tour with them instead of a cheap ride.

A great look into the life of the average Cairo taxi driver can be found in the excellent book Taksi by Khalid El Khamissi. After reading that you may become more sympathetic to their daily struggle for business.

Xavfsiz bo'ling

Never continue travelling in any vehicle which you deem to be unsafe or the driver to be driving recklessly, especially in the dark on unlit roads, or in single track highways where overtaking is dangerous. If you feel unsafe simply tell the driver to slow down, if he does not do this immediately ask him to stop and simply get out and walk away, but be careful not to end up at a remote place which would be dangerous and difficult to find another thing to ride.

Disabled access

Access in Cairo is patchy. Anyone with moderate to serious mobility issues should expect to spend a lot of time in taxis.

Many buildings have step-only access. Pavements are variable, even around the popular tourist attractions. There is often an incredibly steep drop from the curbs and where there are ramps they are better suited to pushchairs than wheelchairs. Expect potholes, gulleys, poorly cordoned-off building works and street works, and cars parked across the pavement, where there is a pavement at all.

The white stick is recognised and help is often offered. The help that is offered can be a little misguided at times but it's usually well intentioned.

Although more expensive by far, it is probably best to arrange taxis for major trips (such as visiting the pyramids) via your hotel. Picking up a taxi on the street can be hit and miss. Do not expect to be dropped off at the exact spot that you asked for; you will often be taken to somewhere nearby. Always fix a price before you get into a taxi.

Concessions on tickets cannot be taken for granted. For example, the Egyptian Museum offers a 50% concession for disabled patrons (and students) whereas the Cairo Tower doesn't offer concessions at all.

A visit to the pyramids is a must. How one does it is either through one of the many stables around the site who will charge anywhere between LE350 and LE650 for a horse/camel ride around the site, or taking a taxi to the Sphinx entrance and attempting to walk. The site is amazingly up and down. A good level of mobility would be required to attempt it by foot. If you opt for a horse/camel ride, make sure that you haggle hard. (July is the quiet season, when it may be possible to get a 2-hour camel ride for LE100 each, albeit when you're with someone who knows the owner of the stables).

If you are visually impaired or in any other way disabled it may be possible to gain permission to touch the pyramids. The outside of the pyramids are usually off limits to tourists and surrounded by a cordon. To arrange permission to touch a pyramid, approach one of the many tourist police dotted around the site. (Since the revolution with decreased tourism it is a lot easier to do things like climb on the pyramids, go inside the Sphinx fence or inside the pyramids - for a charge!)

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Mosque Amr ibn Al-As Entrance in the UNESCO-listed Old Cairo

Cairo has an overwhelming array of attractions, listed under their individual districts along with transport and other practicalities. Some highlights:

  • Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. The only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is the country's most famous tourist attraction. See it now before the hordes return.
  • 1 [formerly dead link]Egyptian Museum (250 m north of Tahrir square), 20 2 25796948. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (known by all as the Egyptian Museum) hosts the world's premier collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts. Parts of its collections are being moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, which is to open by mid-2021. Misr muzeyi (Q201219) Vikidatada Misr muzeyi Vikipediyada
  • Citadel and Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, yilda Islamic Cairo. A grand castle built by Salah Al-Din. Also parts of the water pipes (Majra Al-Oyouon) are still there, these pipes used to carry the water from the Nile River to the citadel. Mohamed Ali is considered to be the founder of modern Egypt, the ancestor of the last King of Egypt, King Farouk.
  • Al-Azhar Mosque. One of the pillars of Islamic thought and home to the world's oldest university.
  • Ibn Tulun (مسجد أحمد بن طولون) (close to Sayida Zeinab). Arguably the oldest mosque in Cairo, built between 868-884.
  • The Coptic Quarter, yilda Coptic Cairo, notably the museum and the "Hanging Church" (Church of the Virgin Mary)
  • Qohira minorasi (185 m./610 ft.) on Gezira Island offers a 360-degree view of Cairo, along with the Giza Pyramids off in the distance to the west.
  • 2 Al-Azhar Park. A landscaped garden overlooking the Citadel Vikidatadagi Al-Azhar bog'i (Q286446) Vikipediyada Al-Azhar bog'i
  • 3 Khan El Khalily. Cairo's souk area where visitors will find many merchants selling perfume, spices, gold, Egyptian handicrafts. Xon al-Xaliliy (Q1061621) Vikidatada Xon al-Xaliliy Vikipediyada
  • 4 Abdeen Palace. About 1 km east of Midan El-Tahrir, it was the royal residence until the Egyptian monarchy was deposed in 1952. Vikidatadagi Abdin saroyi (Q307747) Vikipediyada Abdin saroyi
  • Pharaonic Village. Welcome to Egyptland! Especially if you've kids in tow, this showground and retail park will give you an instant Egypt-in-miniature. In Giza about 20 minutes drive from Downtown.

Further afield

  • 5 Dahshur Pyramids. For a contrast to touristy Pyramids of Giza, head south to the oldest known pyramid, the Red Pyramid. The neglected Dahshur Pyramids are interesting and worth a visit, considering its history and the hassle-free atmosphere. Also, see the weird Bent Pyramid there and hike around the area to the Black Pyramid. The Red Pyramid has an entrance to the inside, which you can climb down. Daxshur (Q685414) Wikidata-da Dahshur Vikipediyada
  • Also, the pyramids of Saqqara va Memfis offer an easy day trip out of Cairo.

Sport

  • Egyptians are crazy about football (soccer), and the rivalry between the two local clubs of Al Ahly va Zamalek, known as the Cairo Derby, being widely regarded as the oldest and biggest rivalry in all of Africa.

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Coffee and shisha

Have a coffee, mint tea or Cola at El Fishawy's coffee shop in Khan El-Khalili. Smoke a shisha water pipe (try the "double apple" flavor) and watch the world go by. Great cheap entertainment.

Felucca

Ride a felucca along the Nile River. A great way to relax and enjoy a night under the stars in Cairo. Feluccas are available across from the Four Seasons Hotel in Garden City. To charter your own, negotiate a fair price of no more than LE20-30 for about a half hour for the boat, or LE50 for an hour, no matter how many people are on it. Pay after your ride, or you may get much less than you bargained for. Public boats with loud noisy music and a giggling crowd are also available for LE2 for 1/2 hour, but are very uncomfortable.

Parklar

Cairo has a shortage of parks, but a few of them exist.

  • The most famous is the Giza Zoo, which is in front of the Four Seasons Hotel in Giza. This is one of the oldest zoos in the world, opened in 1891.
  • Hadiqat Al Orman (English: Al Orman Gardens), Giza. This is a fairly large park near the Giza Zoo. It can be entered by paying a daily ticket at the gate. It contains a variety of trees and flowers and is a nice place to escape the noise and traffic of the city. However, it may be very crowded with locals, especially on weekends and public holidays like Eid.
  • Hadiqat Al Azbakiya (English: Al Azbakieya Gardens). Another nice park to enjoy the greenery and scenery of trees and gardens, while remaining inside the city. It is located in the Azbakiya area of Cairo, and the best option is to take a taxi.
  • Genenet El Asmak (English: Garden of the Fish), Zamalek. A nice park, which also includes several large caves containing water aquariums, where you can see different species of fish and underwater life through glass windows. Like other parks, a very cheap ticket enables you to enter and enjoy the day there.
  • Merryland (Arabic: Genenet El Merryland), in Heliopolis district near Roxy Cinema. Again, another park with trees and gardens and nice scenery, and there are restaurants and cafes in the park.
  • El Hadiqa El Dawliya (English: the International Garden), in Nasr City district. It was opened when Nasr City district was built in the 1960s. Sections of the park contain copies of famous buildings from around the world (i.e. the Eyfel minorasi of Paris, Great Wall of China, the windmills of Holland). The copies are much smaller of course, similar to small statues. Interesting to see.
  • Al-Azhar Park - has restaurants and entertainment available. It has a good vantage point of Islamic Cairo and the city skyline.
  • You can also take a stroll along the Corniche el-Nil, and there is a river promenade on Gezira Island.
  • Desert Park. Wadi Digla Protected Area is a 60-km² environmentally protected park near Ma'adi, that offers opportunity for taking a trek, jogging, rock climbing, and cycling. Wadi Degla is also a good spot for bird watching, and viewing the various reptile species, plants, and deer that reside there. You can take a cab from Ma'adi to the entrance at Wadi Delga. Cab drivers in Ma'adi should know where to go.

Recreation

Other options for relaxation include visiting the Giza Zoo va Cairo Botanical Gardens, or watching horse racing at the Gezira Club in Zamalek, or, when you need a break from city life, try a round of golf on the famous Mena House Golf Course overlooking the Pyramids, yoki The Hilton Pyramids Hotel tournament golf course and nearby Sixth Of October City, Ten minutes drive from Giza Pyramids.

Or if the family, and especially children are fed up looking at monuments and museums, a 10-minute trip from the Giza Pyramids by micro-bus, taxi, or car, will take you to two of the biggest and best theme parks in Cairo, Dream-parkva Magic land, both in nearby Sixth Of October City.

Magic land is also part of The Media Production City complex, including The Mövenpick Hotel, where visitors can take a tour of the Egyptian TV and drama sets, and studios which house many of the Egyptian and other Arabic TV stations.

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Citystars is Egypt's premier shopping mall and is quite comparable to a foreign mall. It offers most international brands and most international food chains. It offers a cinema and amusement park. Mall of Arabia is a brand new spacious shopping mall in the suburb of 6 October City. It is Cairo's other premier shopping destination, featuring many of the same American and European clothiers as Citystars.

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Go horseback riding in the desert from one of the Nazlet El-Samaan stables such as FB Stables (contact Karim 20 106 507 0288 or visit the veb-sayt) in Giza. Ride in the shadow of the Great Pyramids or further afield to Saqqara or Abu Sir or camp out over night with a barbecue and fire. Popular with expats who keep their horses at livery, FB Stables is also great for a 'tourist' type ride to view the Pyramids from the desert. Longer rides to Saqqara and Abu Seer can be arranged in advance, as can sunrise, sunset and full moon rides. Other than the horses and good company, one of the best things about FB is their amazing rooftop terrace (with BBQ) with unrivaled views over the Pyramids - a great place to relax with a drink whilst watching the Sound and Light show.

Music and culture

  • Sufi dancing - The Al Tanura Troupe offers free performances every Saturday, Monday and Wednesday night at 8:30PM (7:30PM during winter) at the Al-Ghouri Mausoleum. This picturesque place is situated nearby the Khan el Khalili souk, on a narrow street between the Al Azhar and Al Ghouri mosques.
  • The Culture Wheel (الساقية Al-Saqia). The largest independent cultural centre in Cairo, offers concerts almost every night.
  • The Garden Theater. In Al-Azhar Park offers a range of musical performances. The venue is also a great place for an evening stroll.
  • Qohira opera teatri. It hosted the Cairo International Film Festival in 2012 and screened some international films with very cheap subsidized ticket prices.
  • Egyptian Centre for Culture & Art (MAKAN). Egyptian Traditional music.
  • The Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Hussein El Me'mar Pasha street, 20 2 2 576 80 86, . Sa-W 10AM-2PM, 6-9PM, F -9PM, Closed Th.
  • Qohira Jazz klubi, 197, 26th July Street, Agouza, Giza (Sfenks maydonidan oldin Zamalekdan), 20 2 2 3345 9939. Daily 5PM-3AM. Live entertainment from local and international musicians, a great food and beverage menu (happy hour from 7-9PM) and a relaxed atmosphere. 7 nights a week.
  • Housaper theater (مسرح الهوسابير), El Galaa St, Kulali (near Ahmed Oraby Metro Station, behind the hospital of Egypt railway). Mostly erroneously known and spelled as Hosabeer. A small theater which hosts cultural plays and concerts for independent artists.

Learn

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According to a survey by the Egyptian government in May 2011, there are at least 3 million expat foreigners working in Egypt. This is strange considering that Egypt is a developing country, with a high rate of local unemployment and oppressive economic conditions, especially after the 25 January 2011 revolution, which has seriously affected the economy. However, there are no strict labor requirements like other developed countries that receive immigrants such as the EU, Canada, or the USA. Even so, the law is not very often applied as employers easily play around the law to hire their needs from foreigners. That being said, it really depends on the kind of job and field you are applying for.

Factory work and industrial laborThere are many thousands of people from South East Asia, China, and the Far East working low-paying jobs in factories and similar places. They're hired because they're cheaper than hiring locals.Some well-to-do families also like to hire foreign workers to work in their houses as cleaners, housekeepers etc. The majority come from poorer African countries or places like the Philippines and Indonesia.

Teaching and education

If you come from the West however, the situation may be very different depending on your qualification. The most demanded are those who come from native English speaking countries (i.e. the UK, USA, Canada, Australia). The most demanded jobs for these people are English teachers at schools and some university professors. There are many foreign schools in Cairo and some other big cities that prefer to hire native English speakers as part of their school staff. The reason is obviously the ability to teach English with a native accent and more importantly their foreign qualifications. Other opportunities may arise in similar institutions if your native language is French, less if it's German, and even less if it is some other European language.

Tourism and hotel industry

There is some demand for Russians also in nightclubs, and hotels. The tourism industry in general may be willing to hire foreigners from European backgrounds to work in countless diving centres and small business around the Red Sea area in Dahab, Hurghada, and Sharm El Sheikh, where many tourists come from Europe to take diving courses in their native language (German, Dutch, French, Italian, Russian, English, Polish) and other languages being the most popular.

Call centres and customer service reps

There is a huge demand for anyone who speaks fluent English with a clear native or neutral accent to work in most of the country's internationally based call centres located in and around Cairo. During the past 10 years, Egypt has become a major player in the telecommunications and call centres industry in the Middle East. Many companies including Vodafone, Teleperformance, and other large local call centres are in constant need of English language speakers to work in their call centres, as there aren't that many Egyptians capable of speaking English fluently and clearly enough to serve these companies' offshore accounts. Examples include Vodafone UK, Vodafone Australia, and Vodafone New Zealand, which are being outsourced by the call centre of Vodafone Egypt, which basically hires anyone to work as a call centre agent, who speaks fluent English regardless of their nationality. Even if English is not your mother language, the only requirement is the ability to communicate in the language and work shifts. Pay is not bad considering the much lower living expenses in Egypt compared to the West. Salaries for these positions may range from LE2,500-3,500 per month and many companies offer free transportation, medical insurance, social insurance, and other benefits like a mobile allowance.

Job and employment resources

The American International School in Cairo (AIS), (2 locations in 6 October City Sheikh Zayed) and Fifth Settlement (EL Tagamoa El Khames ) the two being on the Western and Eastern corners of the city.

  • CAC (Cairo American College) in Maadi, with a long history of American curriculum and American/Foreign staff, and foreign students.
  • The American University in Cairo
  • Canadian International College
  • German University in Cairo (GUC)

For Call Centre jobs, mainly customer service representatives/agents serving offshore companies in Europe and North America, (outsourced by the call centres in Cairo) try:

  • Vodafone Egypt (located in Smart Village on the Cairo/Alexandria Desert Road) (the Call Centre is in 6 October 6 Horizon Building in the 4th Industrial Area.
  • Teleperformance Egypt (another multinational company that began in France and is in more than 50 countries worldwide) and based in downtown Cairo. Go to teleperformance.com and choose Egypt to get the full contact and address details. Here again, you can work in either French or English accounts with a salary package around LE3,000 per month, plus medical and social insurance.
  • Xceed Contact Centre, a local contact centre with a good reputation located in Smart Village, with English, French, Hebrew, and many languages
  • Raya Contact Centre, in 6 October
  • Wasla Contact Centre
  • Egyptian Contact Centre Operator (ECCO), in Imtedad Ramsis, near Heliopolis and Nasr City
  • C3 The Call Centre Company
  • Stream Call Centre, in 6 October, with English and French.

Most of these companies are in constant demand of fluent English speakers regardless of your nationality because of the booming telecommunications and call centre industry in the Egyptian economy. Many of them outsource other companies originally based in Europe and the West.

For other kinds of jobs, the best option is to have a technical background or previous managing experience in a multinational company and get transferred to the local branch of the company in Egypt.

Other opportunities include teaching English as a free-lance instructor, but it may take a while before you are able to gather enough students to make a good living. Rates range from LE50-100 per hour/lesson in private lessons. Many people in Egypt want to learn English or improve it as it is always demanded in the Egyptian market.

If you have professional qualifications there are many possibilities for work in Cairo. Try any of the local employment or job websites:

  • Career Mideast, one of the oldest job websites in the country, serving the entire Middle East Region, even other countries
  • Bayt you will find jobs in the entire Middle East including Egypt in all sectors
  • The American Chamber of Commerce website (they have a comprehensive database of all kinds of jobs in all sectors and industries)
  • Wazayef Masr (it can be easily found on Google search)

There are several employment fairs that take place every few months in Cairo. Most of them are free to attend by anyone looking for a job. They usually are advertised in English adverts in the Arabic newspapers such as Al Ahram newspaper. The ads are easy to spot as they are large picture advertisements and written in English, even though the newspaper is in Arabic. They normally take place in well-known places like large five star hotels or the City Stars shopping complex. Examples include Job Master Job Fair, Wazayef Masr Job Fair, and the American Chamber of Commerce Job Fair. You can meet lots of different employers, with mostly multinational companies based in Cairo and other local well-known Egyptian companies. Most recruitment teams at the fairs speak fluent English. You must bring your cv/resume as most employers expect you to apply for a job on the same day, then you will be called for an interview a few days/weeks later if they have a suitable vacancy. Take at least 20-30 copies, one for each employer and dress semi-formally or formally.

Another option is any of the foreign embassies located in Cairo.

You can also try the English weeklies al-Ahram and al-Waseet for job vacancies. Otherwise, if you have some connections, you can always network with people that you know, and sometimes it may lead to landing a job somewhere.

Egyptian work conditions may be very different from Western ones. It is more of a friendly casual environment, but everybody is still treated with respect. Working hours are normally 9AM-5PM, and the weekend is Friday and Saturday (Friday substituted for Sunday because it is the day that Muslims go to pray at the mosque). Annual leave is normally 21 days, and most national holidays are days off as well.

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Midan Talaat Harb

ATMs are found in various places throughout shahar markazida. A more secure option are the ATMs in the five star hotels. There also are numerous places that handle currency exchange, or you can try any major bank such as HSBC or Commercial International Bank for currency exchanges or redeeming travellers cheques. There also are a number of Citibank[o'lik havola] branches in Cairo.

Foreign currencies can also be exchanged for Egyptian pound in all the Egyptian banks like Banque Misr, National Bank of Egypt, Banque de Caire, Arab African Bank, the United Bank, or the large branches of Bureau de Change.

Many merchants will try to scam you out of as much as they possibly can. A particularly common trick are the papyrus museums. They come in many different flavours, but they often call themselves galleries, museums or workshops. You will be given a brief talk or demonstration on how papyrus is made, and warned against cheaper shops that make their papyrus from banana leaf (though no matter where you go, no one has a sample to show you, questioning the legitimacy of this "warning"). The prices will be in the hundreds, and you will be offered what appears to be an excellent discount. If you look around, however, you will see most of what they offer is worth LE1-5 at the most. Tour guides, taxi drivers and hotel staff are all in on this, and will often get a 50% commission if they lead an unwitting tourist into this trap.

  • The Khan El-Khalili bazaar is a giant souq in Islamic Cairo. The merchants here are ravenous and skilled, so don't fall for the hard sell and be prepared to haggle. This is a great place to buy rustic glassware and perfume bottles. Be choosy.
  • Zamalek has a number of small, but high-end shops, along with shops selling crafts, jewelry and other items. Fair Trade Cairo yilda Zamalek is a great shop selling high quality crafts made by local artisans. Nefertari, also in Zamalek, has wonderful organic cotton linens, skin care products, and the like. There is also Nomad, that has a small, charming second floor showroom in Zamalek, as well as Nagada, and Khan Misr Taloun. Diwan, in Zamalek, is a very nice primarily English-language bookstore.
  • Midan Talaat Harb and surrounding streets, including Talaat Harb Street, are home to countless shops, selling everything from shoes and books to sweets.
  • The Midan Ataba area in Shahar markazi Cairo is home to large bookseller markets, where you can find inexpensive books, as well as electronics and clothing markets, but be aware of the over crowding, as it is easier to pickpocket.

Yemoq

Ushbu sahifada odatdagi ovqatlanish uchun quyidagi narxlar oralig'idan foydalaniladi bittasi uchun, shu jumladan alkogolsiz ichimlik:
ByudjetUnder LE10
O'rta masofaLE10-40
SplurgeOver LE40-100

Cairo has an enormous number of restaurants, catering to most needs. Ironically though, one may want to avoid any restaurants listed in popular guidebooks. Egyptian restaurants have a habit of after being listed, cooking up a special English menu with vastly inflated prices. That said, cheap food can be found everywhere in street restaurants and snack stalls. The top notch restaurants are often, but not always, found in hotels and Nile boats. The borders between restaurants and cafes are not crystal-clear in the Egyptian capital. In many places it is perfectly acceptable to just have a drink or sheesha. Medium and high-range outlets might have a minimum charge. Cheaper restaurants will normally not serve alcohol as well as some more expensive outlets.

In general, shahar markazida is good for budget eating, while for higher quality eating you should head to Zamalek, Mohandizin or any of the other more affluent parts of town.

Egyptian and middle eastern food

feTīr is a pie, shown here with honey. It can be eaten as a meal or snack, with sweet ingredients like jam or honey, or salty toppings like cheese, meat, and vegetables which make it more like a pizza.

Traditional Egyptian staples are available almost everywhere. In stalls and street restaurants you will find traditional dishes like fūl (bean paste), falāfel, moussaka, koshari (rice, macaroni, lentils, chick peas and tomato sauce), feTīr (pancakes with different fillings) and shawarma (an import from Lebanon and Syria — pieces of roasted meat usually wrapped in bread). Cheaper places will only serve up vegetables and maybe beef hot dogs or corned beef. Eggs, fried potatoes and salads are also usually available. Hygiene varies wildly and the best advice is to go for the most visited places. Avoid empty restaurants as the food will be less fresh. Especially downtown, you can find many good koshari shops, including many outlets of the excellent Koshari Tahrir chain. Delicious and cheap fūl, falāfel, and shawarma sandwiches can be bought at the many outlets of popular Gad fast food chain dotted around Cairo. The average price for a tub of takeaway koshari is LE3-5, fūl or falāfel sandwiches is LE1-1.5, and shawarma sandwiches are LE4-8.

In the medium and upper price range your choice of traditional Egyptian food will be more limited. Although the situation is improving, traditionally Egyptian gastronomical experiences are still mostly restricted to private homes. Quality chain restaurants like Felfela (several outlets), Abou El Sid (Zamalek, Maadi and Dokki), Cairo Kitchen (Zamalek and Maadi), and Abou Shakra offer authentic Egyptian food.

Otherwise oriental or Middle Eastern restaurants tend to mix styles or completely go for more Lebanese-style eating, considered more stylish by rich Cairenes. The good side of this is that Cairo is blessed with many quality Lebanese outfits, from chains like Dar Al-Qamar to stylish restaurant establishments. Additionally, Turkish food and restaurants catering to Gulf visitors can be found.

Western and Asian food

Cairo has a growing number of Western fast food outlets available - these are, incidentally, some of the best places to see young Cairenes relaxing together, as fast food restaurants are apparently considered among the hippest places to hang out. McDonalds, Hardees[o'lik havola], Pizza kulbasi[o'lik havola]va KFC[o'lik havola] are spread about the city, but they are relatively more expensive. Most of these also offer free wireless internet.

The Tahrir Table 11 Tahrir square next to KFC. Owned by a Swedish lady, meals from locally inspired food to international dishes. View of Tahrir square in the second floor. Beer and wine served.

Mo'men chain[o'lik havola], Cook Door the Egyptian equivalent of McDonald's has similar menu with similar prices and free wireless internet.

Lighter meals like sandwiches and salads as well as pastries can be found in western-style bakeries and cafes. Popular chains like Salantro, Beanos, Costava The Marriott Bakery as well as individual outlets all offer more or less similar dishes. Most of these places also offer free wireless internet.

There is also a cute TGI Friday's on the Nile banks at the entrance of Maadi, serving beer but no wine. Gezira also has its very own Chili's. For burgers, you can also try Fuddrucker's (Maadi and Mohandesseen) or Lucille's in Ma'adi (54 Road n° 9) which is owned by an American woman. Meyson Tomas has several branches throughout Cairo, including Mohandiseen, Zamalek, and Maadi, and serves some of the best pizza in Cairo. There is an Italian place called the Mint in Mohandesseen 30 Gezirt Al Arab St. open 9AM-1:30AM, which boasts a very stylish interior, however it's alcohol free. If you prefer more stylish international dining, Cairo offers a wide variety: Italian, Chinese and Japanese outlets in addition to the ambiguous continental cooking abound, especially in areas like Zamalek, Mohandseen and Dokki. Rossini fish restaurant 66 Omar Ibn El Khatab ST 202 2291-8282, Cedars 42 Gezerit Al Arab Mohandeseen 202 3345-0088, this Lebanese restaurant is a favorite with Mohandesseen's ladies who can order grills and salads in a specious outdoor terrace.

Hygiene and diet issues

For health reasons it is advisable not to drink tap water or eat unpeeled fresh fruits and vegetables—at least for the first few days of the visit. There are few solely vegetarian options, L'aubergine in Zamalek is a good restaurant for vegetarian food. Otherwise, Egyptian cuisine is dominated by vegetable courses, but be aware of "hidden" meat in stock, sauces and the like. One should also be cautious about frozen drinks or ice creams sold outside of main hotels. Also, if served eggs, one should be cautious to ensure that they are fully cooked (sunny side up eggs may allow certain organisms to be transmitted).

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The Metro chain and Alfa Market dotted around Cairo are convenient supermarkets. They often stock Western brands. Otherwise vegetables and fruit are plentiful and cheap. Bakeries such as The Bakery chain sell western-style bread and pastries. Organic food from the local ISIS brand is available at the supermarkets Metro and Carrefour and the Sekem Shop in Ahmed Sabri Street (شارع احمد صبر), Zamalek.

By far the cheapest and most satisfying option, buying from souks and outdoor markets makes for a crash course in Arabic and haggling, not to mention that the produce is often superb! Bread can be found on nearly every corner and comes in two types - whole wheat aysh baladi and white flour aysh shami. Both are baked fresh daily and delivered by thousands of kids on bicycles to every corner of the city. Every neighborhood has a few streets dedicated to produce and other goods. Always wash fruit thoroughly before eating. Eating a fresh Roma tomato in the heat of Summer straight from a market seller after being washed is a delight, hard to match. The fruits and vegetables in Egypt may not conform to EU or US standards of size, but their taste is far superior.

Small bakeries (furne) sell every kind of baked good imaginable - ranging from Italian style bread sticks with nigella and sesame seeds to croissants, donuts and anything with dates in it. Fresh goods from these bakeries offers a nice alternative to the standard Egyptian breakfast of beans, beans, and beans, as well as the fact that this bread is very cheap.

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Meat market in central Cairo

Cairo has a wide range of drinking options from the very traditional to fashionable and modern. At the other end of the scale, almost any street in Cairo has a traditional coffee house, ´ahwa, a traditionally male institution of social life tracing many hundreds of years back in history. Besides that you'll find everything from fruit stalls to patisseriés and bakeries and modern cafés whipping up all varieties of modern European coffee. In addition to the traditional Turkish coffee and shai tea, virtually everywhere you'll find drinks like hibiscus tea kerkedeeh, served warm or cold depending on season, sahleb, a milk-based drink usually served in winter, fakhfakhenna (a kind of fruit salad), sugarcane juice, mango and tamarind juice, Tamr hindi.

Traditional coffee houses

Cairo remains one of the best cities in the world to sample the traditional coffee house culture of the region. They are called maqhâ in Standard Arabic, but in the local dialect this is turned into ´ahwa. The Turkish coffee remains an invariable ingredient in any Cairene coffee house, and water pipe (sheesha) and tea is even more popular. While considered "old fashioned" for a time, these places are again turning fashionable among younger crowds and even smoking a water-pipe is no longer a male-only pastime. Places vary from just a small affair—plastic chairs and tables put out on the street—to more elaborate cafes especially in upscale and tourist areas.

A social institution

When coffee was introduced to the Arab and Islamic world in the 1600s the Islamic clergy attempted to outlaw it. However people's cravings soon convinced the sheikhs against this, although even today the most pious followers of Islam would still avoid visiting an ´ahwa. For most Egyptian men however, it is an important social institution, usually near one's home and the local mosque or church. It is the place to chat, pick up the latest news, read the paper, watch a TV show or a soccer match, or simply people watch while puffing a waterpipe sheesha. Some say there are more than 20,000 coffee houses in Cairo. Today Downtown and Islamic Cairo are the best places to visit for a sampling of this essential part of Cairene life.

For many, the sheesha or water pipe, is the main attraction of any visit to a Cairene coffee house. It is usually available in at least two varieties, mu´assal, pure tobacco, and tofâh, apple-flavored. Other fruit varieties are sometimes available. Coffee houses range from the more elaborately decorated to a simple counter and some plastic chairs and tables spread out in the street. Foreigners are invariably made welcome, although women might feel uncomfortable visiting coffee houses in traditional, poor areas of the city. However, in downtown and the tourist areas of Islamic Cairo single or women-only groups should not expect anything more than the ordinary hassle.

Turkish coffee (´ahwe turki) is served either sweet (helwa), medium sweet (masbout), with little sugar (sukr khafeef) or no sugar (sâda). Sweet means very sweet. Tea (shai) is served either as traditional loose tea (kûshari, not to be confused with the Cairo macaroni-rice stample kushari), known as dust tea in English, or in a tea bag. Most coffee shops usually offer fresh mint leaves to put in your tea, upon request. A range of soft drinks are usually available. Most typically you will find hibiscus tea (karkadee), served warm in the winter season and cold during the warmer parts of the year.

Fruit juice stalls

During the hot Cairo summer, fruit juice stalls selling fresh juice (and occasionally fruit salads and other soft drinks) are a delight not to be missed. Basically these places sell fresh-pressed juice of whatever is in season. Typical choices include orange (borto'ân), lemon (lamūn), mango (manga) and strawberry (farawla), guava (gawafa), pomegranate (Rommân). Prices and quality depend on season and availability. These places are spread out around the city and available at almost all the places tourists typically visit and in all local residential districts. Traditional coffee houses or fruit juice stalls might sell all or some of these drinks.

A health reminder Use extra care if you choose to consume beverages from fruit stalls. In general, food handling procedures are not up to Western food sanitation standards. Some vendors mix their fruit juices with less-than-perfect tap-water.

Modern cafes and pastry shops

Modern cafes and patisseries are spread out around the city. Typically they serve light food like sandwiches and salad in addition to espresso-based coffees and pastries. Ushbu joylarning aksariyati Cilantro, Beanos, Cinnabon, Orangette, Bakery and Coffee Roastery kabi zanjirlardir. Ushbu joylarning aksariyati, shu jumladan yuqorida aytib o'tilgan barcha zanjirlar simsiz Internet aloqasini ham taqdim etadi. Costa Coffee va Starbucks kabi xalqaro zanjirlar Qohira bo'ylab ham keng tarqalgan.

Kecha hayoti

Musulmon davlatining poytaxti uchun Qohira spirtli ichimliklarni iste'mol qilish masalasida nisbatan liberaldir. Barlar va raqs klublarining keng assortimenti asosan har bir yirik mehmonxonada mavjud, ba'zilari esa 24/7 ishlaydi. Agar siz Qohiradagi unchalik ham bejirim ichimlik joylarini o'rganishni istasangiz, Shahar markazi albatta boradigan joy. Zamalek hududida va atrofida yuqori darajadagi tungi joylar mavjud

Uyqu

Qohirada arzon ijaraga olingan byudjetli mehmonxonalardan tortib, juda katta miqdordagi turar joy mavjud shahar markazida Nil bo'yidagi besh yulduzli saroylarga. Shaxsiy ko'ring tuman maqolalari mehmonxonalar ro'yxati uchun.

Ulanmoq

Pochta

The asosiy pochta aloqasi Qohira Midan Atabada (ochiq Sa-Th 7 AM 7PM, F va dam olish kunlari 7 AM-kuni). The poste restante ofisni pochta bo'limining asosiy kirish eshigidan o'ng tomonga va oxirgi eshikdan topish mumkin (ochiq Sa-Th 8 AM-6PM, F va dam olish kunlari soat 10:00) - pochta 3 hafta davomida saqlanadi.

Xalqaro va mahalliy foydalanish uchun ikki xil pochta qutilari mavjud. Ular odatda ko'chada yashil va sariq ranglarda juft bo'lib topiladi. Sizning pochtangiz qaysi birini ishlatishingizdan qat'i nazar etkazib berilishi aytiladi, har doim qimmatbaho yoki muhim narsalarni yuborish uchun ro'yxatdan o'tish vositasidan foydalaning. Bu ko'proq vaqtni oladi, ammo sayohatning har bir bosqichi yozib olinadi, chunki odatdagi pochta xizmatidan foydalanganda ko'plab xat o'z manzillariga etib bormaydi.

Internet

Misr va Yaqin Sharqning ko'plab shaharlarida bo'lgani kabi Qohirada ham Internet tez sur'atlar bilan rivojlanmoqda. Hozirda tashkil etilgan internet-kafe va joylarning ko'pligi mavjud bo'lib, ular har oy biznes uchun ko'proq ochilishadi. Shahar markazidagi to'r kafeda bir soat sizni LE3-5 orqaga qaytaradi. Cilantro va Beanos kabi ko'plab kafelar wifi-ni bepul taqdim qilmoqdalar va agar barchasi muvaffaqiyatsiz bo'lsa, siz har doim McDonald's-ga tushib, ularning tarmog'ini sinab ko'rishingiz mumkin. Hashamatli mehmonxonalar ko'pincha Wi-Fi-ni yuqori narxda taqdim etadi. Shuningdek, uyali aloqa operatorlari USB dongle orqali nisbatan yuqori tezlikda Internetga ulanishni taklif qilishadi. Masalan, to'q sariq yoki Vodafone USB dongle va sim-karta sizga LE50 kredit bilan LE99 narxini oladi.

Agar siz Qohirada an'anaviy telefon liniyasidan foydalanish imkoniga ega bo'lsangiz, u holda soatiga LE1.25 raqamiga 0777 XXXX raqamlarini terish orqali Internetga ulanish orqali ulanish imkoniga ega bo'lasiz.

Mobil telefonlar

Misrda mobil telefonlar hayot tarzidir. Har qanday ko'chada yoki gavjum avtobusda piyoda yurganingizda, aksariyat misrliklar uyali telefonlarga (Yaponiya yoki Koreyada topishingiz mumkin bo'lgan narsalarga o'xshash) odatlanib qolishgan ko'rinadi. O'z mamlakatingizdan telefoningizni ishlatish o'rniga (ko'pincha juda katta miqdordagi rouming to'lovlari), Misr SIM-kartasini yoki arzon qulflanmagan telefonni olishni o'ylab ko'ring. Misrdagi ikkita asosiy yuk tashuvchisi Misr to'q sariq va Vodafone Misr, BAA bilan Etisalat Misr bozorida o'sib borayotgan 3-chi o'yinchi. apelsin va Vodafone eng yaxshi qamrovni taklif eting, ammo sayyohlar uchun "Etisalat" eng yaxshi variant, chunki u sizning pulingiz uchun bir necha daqiqalar ichida eng katta portlashni beradi va uchta raqamdan eng pasti chet elga qo'ng'iroq qilish stavkalariga o'xshaydi (a uchun daqiqasiga 0,55 AQSh dollar to'lash farqi) uyingizdagi GSM-provayderingizdan roumingda foydalanganingiz uchun 2,50 AQSh dollari to'lashdan ko'ra Shtatlarga qo'ng'iroq qiling).

Siz Qohiraning har bir qismida mobil dilerlik do'konlarini topishingiz mumkin (ochig'ini aytganda, siz ulardan qochib qutula olmaysiz) va bu juda oson. Har qanday 3 ta provayder uchun SIM-kartalar taxminan LE5-20 ga to'g'ri keladi. Shaxsiy guvohnomangizni olib kelishingiz kerak bo'ladi (guvohnoma nusxasini olib kelish tavsiya etiladi, chunki soyali do'konda pasportingiz bilan yurib ketayotgan odam nusxasini olishni istamasligingiz mumkin). Agar sizda qulflanmagan telefon bo'lmasa, ko'plab do'konlarda arzon telefonlar sifatida eski eski modellar (odatda Nokia telefonlari) sotiladi. Ammo ehtiyot bo'ling, telefonni sotib olishdan oldin uning to'liq ishlashiga ishonch hosil qiling va ishlatilgan telefonni sotib olish o'zingizga bog'liqdir (chunki ularning yaxshi foizi o'g'irlanishga moyil).

Turistik ma'lumotlar

Misr sayyohlik idorasi http://www.touregypt.net ofislari bor Qohira shahar markazir, Adli ko'chasi, 5-uy, telefon: 3913454, Piramidalar, Piramidalar ko'chasi, telefon: 3838823, faks: 3838823, Rameses temir yo'l stantsiyasi, telefon: 5790767, Giza temir yo'l stantsiyasi, telefon: 5702233, El Manial, Manial Palace, telefon: 5315587, Aeroport, telefon: 2654760, faks: 4157475, Yangi aeroport, telefon: 2652223, faks: 4164195 va Qohira xalqaro aeroporti telefon: 2914255 ichki.2223.

Xavfsiz bo'ling

Sayyohlarga qarshi firibgarliklar deyarli milliy sport turi, ammo ular odatda aniq. Yaxshi qoidalar shundan iboratki, ko'chada kimdir sizga murojaat qilsa, ular sizni aldashga urinmoqdalar. Ular bilan gaplashmang. Oddiy firibgarliklar:

  1. Siz boradigan joy yopiq, nega mening sayohatimni olib bormaysiz? (Taksi haydovchilari bundan foydalanishlari mumkin. Uber yoki Careem-dan foydalanib, bundan qochishingiz mumkin.)
  2. Ko'chani kesib o'tishda sizga yordam kerakmi? Keling, sizga yordam berishga ijozat bering!
  3. Do'konimni sizga ko'rsatay, bu faqat shu burchakda. Bu burchak yo'q, bu burchak yo'q va hokazo.
  4. Sizga masjidga qanday borishni ko'rsatib beray - baxshilar yo'q, kirish va tomga chiqish uchun LE50. (Keyin sizning yangi do'stingiz masjidning LE10 maslahatchisiga maslahat beradi va qolganlarini cho'ntakka soladi).

Siyosiy-xotirjam davrda siz istagan vaqtingizda roumingda yurib, asosiy ko'chalarda yurishingiz mumkin. Bu juda xavfsiz va siz doimo tabassum qilib, yordam berishni taklif qiladigan odamlarni topasiz. Faqatgina ayollar juda ko'p miqdordagi chaqiriqlarning maqsadi bo'lishini kutishlari mumkin, ammo bu kamdan-kam hollarda bundan tashqariga chiqadi. Ko'proq sayyohlik joylari atrofida "foydali" odamlar ko'p, lekin kim bilan borganingizda ehtiyot bo'ling va hech qanday sharoitda hech kim sizni istamagan joyingizga itarishi yoki boshqarishi mumkin! Agar yo'qolgan bo'lsangiz, xavfsizlik va politsiya xodimlarini qidiring. Ko'pchilik ingliz tilida gaplashadi va aksariyati o'z hududlarini, shuningdek, sayyohlik joylarini yaxshi bilishadi.

Ko'chalarni kesib o'tish Qohiradagi yana bir muhim muammo. Faqatgina bir nechta joylarda mavjud bo'lgan svetoforlarga muntazam ravishda e'tibor berilmaydi. Qohira markazida politsiyachilar gavjum paytlarda muhim chorrahalarda transport vositalarini boshqarishi mumkin. Ko'chani kesib o'tish, "Frogger" video-o'yinini o'ynashga o'xshaydi, ko'chada birdaniga bir qatorda shoshilib, tirbandlikda kichik tanaffus mavjud. O'zini samarali ko'rsatgan ko'chadan o'tishning bir usuli bu ko'chadan o'tib, ergashmoqchi bo'lgan misrlik kishining yoniga joylashishdir.

Shuningdek, taksida ketayotganda haydovchi ancha tez yurishi va tartibsiz haydashi mumkin. Agar biron bir vaqtda o'zingizni xavfli deb hisoblasangiz, haydovchiga to'xtab, chiqib ketishini ayting.

Mahalliy "Al Ahli" va "Zamalek" futbol klublari formasini kiyishdan ehtiyot bo'ling, chunki har ikkala klub tarafdorlari o'rtasida zo'ravonlik holatlari ro'y bergan.

Favqulodda xizmatlar

  • Politsiya, 122.
  • Tez yordam, 123.
  • Yong'in, 180.

Sog'lom bo'ling

Oshqozon bezovtalanishi

Misrning boshqa joylarida bo'lgani kabi, ovqatlanishingizga ham ehtiyot bo'ling. Xom bargli sabzavotlar, mayonez va maydalangan go'sht singari tuxum asosidagi sarg'ish moddalar xavfli hisoblanadi. Xavfsiz tomonda bo'lish uchun 5 yulduzli mehmonxonalarda ham bufetlardan sovuq salatlar va pudinglardan saqlaning. Müslüm suvi haqida fikrlar har xil, ammo ko'pchilik tashrif buyuruvchilar shisha idishga yopishib olishni afzal ko'rishadi. LE2-3 uchun katta shisha suvlarni sotib olish mumkin. Ichkiliklardagi muzdan saqlaning va faqat terini terib yuvib tashlashingiz mumkin bo'lgan mevalarni iste'mol qiling.

Uydan olib kelgan oshqozon dori-darmonlari shunchaki ishlamay qolishi mumkin.

Barcha tashrif buyuruvchilar har qanday dorixonadan Misr tovar dori-darmonlarini sotib olishlari yaxshi bo'lar edi. Eng yaxshi va eng keng tarqalgan Entocid va Antinal. Diareya va qusishni deyarli har doim bir necha soat ichida ushbu tabletkalardan ikkitasini stakan suv bilan ichish bilan to'xtatish mumkin, agar alomatlar davom etsa, shifokor bilan maslahatlashish oqilona bo'ladi, chunki yozda suvsizlanish tezda paydo bo'lishi mumkin.

Smog haddan tashqari darajaga, ayniqsa yozning oxiri va yomg'irdan oldin tushishi mumkin. Bu yozgi jazirama bilan birgalikda yozda ochiq havoda vaqt o'tkazishni yoqimsiz holga keltirishi mumkin.

Mosquitos

Mosquitoslar Misrning ba'zi joylarida joylashganki, ularga duch kelishingiz mumkin. Ular shomdan to tonggacha faol bo'lishadi, so'ngra kunning issiq paytida uxlash uchun qorong'i boshpana topishadi. Ular ko'payadigan joylarda namlik va nam muhitni yaxshi ko'radilar. Ular, shuningdek, bargli yashil bog'larni va to'siqni yaxshi ko'radilar. Kechalari ko'llar, hovuzlar yoki bog'da o'tirish o'z joniga qasd qilishi mumkin.

Faqatgina urg'ochi tishlaydi va yotoqxonadagi bitta ayol ertalabgacha juda ko'p noqulayliklarni keltirib chiqarishi mumkin, shuning uchun har qanday odamni uxlashdan oldin o'ldirish kerak. Uchish pog'onasi eng yaxshisi, chunki ular havo bosimi tufayli harakat qilishadi, gazeta bilan almashtirish ishlamaydi. Chivinlarga qarshi spreylar ham unchalik ahamiyatga ega emas.

Aksariyat mehmonxonalarda ularni jim qilish uchun kechqurun tutun purkagichlari bo'ladi, lekin ular keyinchalik jonlanib, hujumga o'tishadi.

Eng yaxshi himoya - bu mehmonxonadagi xonalarni o'ldirishdir. Kechasi chiqqanda uzun yeng va uzun shim kiying. Tashqarida, shabada yoki fanning oldida o'tiring, chunki ular harakatlanuvchi havoni yoqtirmaydilar. Chivin tabletkalari va burnerlari ularni shunchaki uyqusiratadi, o'ldirmaydi. Bir necha daqiqa qichishish va og'riqli tishlashdan aziyat chekishdan ko'ra, mehmonxonada ko'rgan odamingizni o'ldirish uchun bir necha daqiqa sarflash yaxshiroqdir.

Kasalxonalar

Tibbiy yordam uchun mehmonxonalarda odatda chaqiruv bo'yicha uy shifokori ishlaydi. Har qanday yirik operatsiyalar Misrdan tashqarida amalga oshiriladi, ammo quyidagi kasalxonalar odatda Qohirada eng yaxshi deb hisoblanadi:

Backpackers Qohira atrofida shifokorlar kabinetlarini bort belgilarida ko'rishadi. Ular ixtisosga xosdir. Faqat bittasini qidiring va keyin so'rang. Aksariyat operatsiyalar soat 17:00 dan keyin ochiladi va ba'zida yarim tungacha davom etadi. Konsultatsiya to'lovi sizga maslahat va bitta tayinlangan uchrashuvni taqdim etadi.

Sayohatchilar kabi xususiy shifoxonalarga ham tashrif buyurishlari mumkin El Salam, Dar Al-Fouad,6 oktyabr universiteti kasalxonasi, Ayn Shams universiteti kasalxonasi,Kasr El-Eney kun davomida. Har birida har xil navbatchi mutaxassislar joylashgan ambulatoriya mavjud. Odatda uchrashuvga hojat yo'q va kelishingizga qarab ko'rasiz. Ambulatoriya poliklinikasi uchun to'lov 6 oktyabr universiteti kasalxonasi maslahat va kuzatuv uchun LE40.

Engish

Elchixonalar

Keyingisi

  • Helvondagi Yapon bog'lari shahar markazidan yoki Metro orqali 20 daqiqalik yo'l. Ular shahar tashqarisida tushdan keyin piknik uchun yaxshi joy.
  • Iskandariya bir kunlik sayohat sifatida amalga oshirilishi mumkin, garchi bu uzoqroq bo'lsa. Eng diqqatga sazovor joylar - yangi kutubxona, milliy muzey va Qaitbey qal'asi; keyin Corniche-da baliq ovqati va ehtimol ichimlikdan zavqlaning. Poyezd taxminan 2½ soat davom etadi, yuqoridagi "Poezdga o'ting" bo'limiga qarang.
  • Ayn-al-Suxna - Qohiraga Qizil dengizdagi eng yaqin kurort va bir kunlik sayohatga osonlikcha boradigan joy. Bu joy tez o'sib bormoqda The Qohiraning pulli elitasi uchun qochish. Bu erga kelish uchun taxminan LE200-300 narxiga kunlik taksini yollang.
  • Fayum Misrliklar uchun piknik uchun yana bir mashhur joy. Shahar o'z-o'zidan ozgina narsani taklif qilsa-da, Qorun ko'lida va Vadi al-Rayyanda dam olish uchun ajoyib joylar mavjud va bu hudud tarixdagi ba'zi birinchi piramidalarni o'z ichiga oladi. U erga avtobusda boring va keyin taxminan LE100 atrofida kun bo'yi haydash uchun taksiga o'ting yoki Qohiradan LE200-300 da taksiga o'ting. LE30 uchun tabiiy Tunis qishlog'ida tunash mumkin.
  • Siwa va Bahariyya shahar hubbubidan uzoqda bo'lgan cho'lda joylashgan vohalardir.
  • Misrning bir necha kunlik tashrif buyurishi kerak bo'lgan boshqa yirik markazlari qadimiy buyumlar uchun Luksor va Asvan va Qizil dengiz kabi kurortlardir. Xurgada va Sharm ash-Shayx.
Ushbu shahar sayohati uchun qo'llanma Qohira a foydalanish mumkin maqola. Unda u erga qanday borish va restoranlar va mehmonxonalar haqida ma'lumot mavjud. Sarguzasht odam ushbu maqoladan foydalanishi mumkin, ammo iltimos, sahifani tahrirlash orqali uni yaxshilang.