National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization is a large museum located in , a district of , Egypt. Partially opened in 2017, the museum was officially inaugurated on 3 April 2021, with the moving of 22 mummies, including 18 kings and four queens, from the in central Cairo, in an event termed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.
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  • Museum
  • Description: museum in Cairo, Egypt
  • Address: شارع عين الصيرة, قاهرة
  • Also known as
    “National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Cairo”
    “National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo”
    “NMEC”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fustat and Mosque of ‘Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ.
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Fusṭāṭ was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, nowadays part of . is situated 1¼ km west of National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
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The Amr ibn al-As Mosque is a , located in the neighbourhood of , . is situated 1½ km west of National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.
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The is a in , Egypt… is situated 2 km west of National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cairo and Sayyidah Zainab District.
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is the extensive district of southern …
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Sayyidah Zainab is one of the old traditional districts of , .
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is a well-planned and leafy district…

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

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Latitude
30.00761° or 30° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
31.24896° or 31° 14′ 56″ east
Open location code
8G2H265X+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400424568
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q29017001

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“National Museum of Egyptian Civilization” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален музей на египетската цивилизация”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de la Civilització Egipcia”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de la Civilització Egípcia”
  • Catalan: “NMEC”
  • Chinese: “埃及文明國家博物館”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Museum van Egyptische Beschaving”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف القومى للحضاره المصريه”
  • French: “musée national de la civilisation égyptienne”
  • French: “Musée national de la civilisation égyptienne”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum der ägyptischen Zivilisation”
  • German: “NMEC”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Μουσείο Αιγυπτιακού Πολιτισμού”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי לתרבות מצרית”
  • Igbo: “National Museum of Egypt Civilization”
  • Igbo: “NMEC National Museum of Egyptian”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale della Civiltà Egizia”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale della Civiltà egiziana”
  • Italian: “National Museum of Egyptian Civilization”
  • Italian: “NMEC”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی تمدن مصر”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей египетской цивилизации”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni muzej egipatske civilizacije”
  • Serbian: “National Museum of Egyptian Civilization”
  • Serbian: “NMEC”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј египатске цивилизације (Фустас)”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј египатске цивилизације у Фустату”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј египатске цивилизације Фустас”
  • Serbian: “Национални музеј египатске цивилизације”
  • Serbian: “المتحف القومي للحضارة المصرية”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni muzej egipčanske civilizacije”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Civilización Egipcia”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de la Civilización Egipcia”
  • Swedish: “National Museum of Egyptian Civilization”
  • Tajik: “Музеи миллии тамаддуни Миср”
  • Tamil: “எகிப்திய பண்பாட்டின் தேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Turkish: “Mısır Medeniyeti Ulusal Müzesi”
  • Urdu: “مصری قومی عجائب گھر”

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