Giza -Ancient History Encyclopedia
Facts About Giza City
Giza is mentioned in many historical books and the most important of what Ibn Battuta described in his journey, where he described its port, inhabitants and shackles extensively. Giza dates back to the oldest times as it contains the remains of the city of Minf or Memphis the first capital of the Egyptian state after the unification of Qatari by Narmer.
Egypt's capital was during the reign of the first Pharaohs and built a pyramid Chef, which became one of the seven ancient wonders of the world and even after the capital moved to Taibah al-Luxur. In the Islamic era, Giza occupied an important place in its proximity to Egypt's Islamic capitals, such as Fattat, El-Kattaa and then Cairo.
In modern times, the first modern Egyptian university was built when Prince Fatima Ismail gave land to build the university, which Fouad I University called and now is the largest Egyptian university in Cairo. On March 21, 1919, the people of Giza emerged from a 1919 revolution against the English occupation, citing a large number of them. The governorate on March 21 of each year was regarded as the governorate's national day.
The governorate of Giza includes a number of the most important monuments and shrines of Egypt such as the three pyramids of Giza, the Abu al-Hol, Saqqqara, the hierarchy of Dahshur, the zoo and the Orman Park, the media production city, and the Pharaonic village.
- Abu Rawash
- Giza
- Dahshur
- Plates
- Leachate
- Minf
- Saqqqara
- Marine Oasis
Christian churches in Giza - Churches of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Margargis Church, Mourad Street
- Marmercus Coptic Orthodox Church
- Mubarak Public Library
