Heritage
Monuments of Egypt
77 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
part of UNESCO World Herit…49listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…15listed sites
World Heritage Site3listed sites
Ramsar site2listed sites
2Aqsunqur Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1347 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
3Karnak Temple Complex
Al Karnak, Luxor
archaeological site · 1899 BC · ancient Egyptian
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
4Mosque of Ibn Tulun
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 879 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
5Al-Azhar Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 971 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
6Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan
`Ābdīn, Cairo
külliye · 1363 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
7Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel, Aswan
architectural ensemble · 1273 BC
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
11Madrassa of Al-Nasir Muhammad
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1303 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
12Sultan Al-Muayyad Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1421 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
14Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq
Cairo, Cairo
mosque · 1386 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
15Sultan Qaytbay Complex
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1474 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
16Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1160 · Fatimid
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
17Mahmud al-Kurdi Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1395 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
18Mosque and Khanqah of Shaykhu
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1349 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
19Muhammad Bek Abu El Dahab Complex
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1774 · Ottoman
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
20Dendera Temple complex
Dandarah, Qena
temple · Hellenistic
Tentative World Heritage Site
21Ras Muhammad National Park
Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai
national park · 1983
Tentative World Heritage Site
22Amir Khayrbak Funerary Complex
`Ābdīn, Cairo
madrasa · 1502 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
23Khanqah of Baybars II
Cairo, Cairo
mausoleum · 1310 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Ahmed Al.Badawy from Cairo, Egypt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
24Mosque of Qanibay al-Muhammadi
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1413 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
25Salihiyya Madrasa
`Ābdīn, Cairo
madrasa · 1242 · Ayyubid
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
26Wikalet Al-Ghuri
`Ābdīn, Cairo
commercial · 1505 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
27Giza pyramid complex
Al Ḩarrānīyah, Giza
Three Greats
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
28Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mosque · 1503 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
32Zawiya-Sabil Faraj Ibn Barquq
`Ābdīn, Cairo
Sufi lodge · 1408 · Mamluk
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Kareem Tarek Hussein · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
33Islamic Cairo
`Ābdīn, Cairo
quarter
World Heritage Site
35Valley of the Queens
Aţ Ţārif, New Valley
wadi
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
36Deir el-Bahari
Aţ Ţārif, New Valley
archaeological site
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
38Theban Necropolis
Aţ Ţārif, New Valley
Ancient Egyptian necropolis
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
39Al-Sayeda Nafeesah Mosque
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mausoleum · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Shannon Hobbs (tympsy) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
41Nuweiba
Nuweiba, South Sinai
resort town
Tentative World Heritage Site
42Madrasa of Umm al-Sultan Sha'ban
`Ābdīn, Cairo
madrasa · 1369
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
44Sabil-Kuttab-Wikala of Sultan Qaitbay
`Ābdīn, Cairo
caravanserai · 1477
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
47Sabil-kuttab of Khusraw Pasha
`Ābdīn, Cairo
maktab · 1535
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
48El-Fustat
Giza, Giza
human settlement · 641
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Hassan Hamdy wahidy · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
49Zawiya and Khānqāh of Aydakin al-Bunduqdari
`Ābdīn, Cairo
Sufi lodge · 1284
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
50Gamal Eddin Youssef Istadar Mosque
Cairo, Cairo
madrasa · 1407 · Islamic
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
51Nilometer in Rhoda Island
Giza, Giza
protected area · 861 · Abbasid
Tentative World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
52Valley of the Kings
Aţ Ţārif, New Valley
necropolis
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
55Great Temple of Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel, Aswan
moved
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
56Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
`Ābdīn, Cairo
mausoleum
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
57Monastery of Saint Simeon
Aswan, Aswan
monastery
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
58Rosetta
Rosetta, Beheira
city
Tentative World Heritage Site
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
59Minya
Minya, Minya
city
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Ablaq Palace
`Ābdīn, Cairo
palace · 1266
freemasonry
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 49 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 15 |
| World Heritage Site | 3 |
| Ramsar site | 2 |
| freemasonry | 1 |
| cultural heritage | 1 |
| nature | 1 |
| historic site | 1 |