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The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt is considered one of the greatest museums in the world, with its exceptional collection of rare woodwork and plaster artefacts, as well as metal, ceramic, glass, crystal, and textile objects of all periods, from all over the Islamic world.

In recent years, the museum has displayed about 4,500 artefacts in 25 halls, but it houses more than 100,000 objects, with the remainder in storage. The collection includes rare manuscripts of the Qur'an, with some calligraphy written in silver ink, on pages with elaborate borders.

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Address 14 Doctor Ismail Wahby, Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates 30°3'0.175" N, 31°21'59.248" E
Riverside Hotel
Taxi · 8 min
Museum of Islamic Art
2h
Walk · 6 min
Corner Café
45 min
Walk · 18 min
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