Egyptian_National_Military_Museum

Egyptian National Military Museum

Egyptian National Military Museum

Military museum in Cairo, Egypt

The Egyptian National Military Museum is the official museum of the Egyptian Army.

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Location

The National Military Museum is located at the north western area of the three Haram Palaces, inside the Cairo Citadel.[1] It overlooks the Mokattam Hills and the entrance to the Citadel. The Haram Palaces were constructed by Mohamed Ali Pasha in 1872.

Establishment

The museum was established in 1937 at the old building of the Egyptian Ministry of War in downtown Cairo. It was later moved to a temporary location in the Garden City district of Cairo. In November 1949 the museum was moved to the Haram Palace at the Cairo citadel. It has been renovated several times since, in 1982, 1993[2] and 2011.[3]

Notable halls

MiG-21F at the National Military Museum of Egypt
P-15 Termit anti-ship missile, of the type that sank INS Eilat in 1967

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Seaman. "Egyptian national military museum". Richard Seaman. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Egypt Military Museum in the Citadel". Ask-aladdin. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    "In Photos: Military museum at Salaheddin Citadel inaugurated in celebration of October war anniversary - Tourism - Egypt".
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