Earned the name of The City of Minarets, Cairo is home to endless number of mosques. One of the most famous is the Muhammad Ali Mosque which sits majestically on the summit of the Saladin Citadel. Beacouse of its outstanding beauty, the Mosque of Muhammad Ali, which is also known as the Alabaster Mosque, is one of the most visited mosques in all of Egypt. Beside its unusually high minarets, the mosque’s distinctive domes is also a contrast to the needle-like minarets, it's also home to a huge solid marble pulpit which interestingly enough is the largest in the country, and the light reflects from cut crystal, gilt covered surfaces. The Mosque of Muhammad Ali is located in Islamic Cairo nearby other popular Cairo attractions, and our two days trip from Marsa Alam will be you chance to visit all of them.
