The Copts are Egyptian Christians, and Coptic Cairo is an old and historic district of Cairo where they lived and worshipped. Their culture and history is celebrated in the Coptic Museum, which was built in 1908 and holds the largest collection of Coptic artifacts in the world.

The museum, which is located within the walls of the Babylon Fortress, displays sculptures, art, texts, frescoes, and textiles from the many centuries of Coptic history, and visitors to the Coptic Museum can view these artifacts and learn about the history of the Coptic Orthodox Church, which is a different sect of Christianity that not many people know about.

Coptic Museum, 3 Mari Gerges, Kom Ghorab, Misr Al Qadimah, Cairo Governorate, Egypt, Phone: +2-02-23-62-87-66

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