Giza is a modern town in Egypt near the famous archeological site of the Giza Necropolis
on the west bank of the Nile River to 20 Km from Cairo (the capital of Egypt) and
it is now part of the giant Cairo metropolis. Giza is the capital of the Al Jizah
Governorate and has around 2.5 millions half inhabitants. It is the second largest
suburb of the world.
Giza Town
The main attractive of Giza Town is Giza Plateau, which is the most famous archeological
place of Egypt and one of the most important in the world.; since, in this place,
the 3 great pyramids and the Sphinx are located as well as many other royal mortuary
and sacred structures of the ancient Egypt.
Giza is neither nice or ugly; there is many houses with different styles, shapes
and dimensions. But as all city Giza town has rich zones and poor zones. The city
has experimented many changes through the history, because of several occupations
of the country by different rulers, perhaps the most important of them was the British
occupation during XIX and early XX centuries. During this occupation, many roads,
streets, buildings and hotels were constructed in the city.
The main economical activity of the town is tourism; nevertheless, there are also
several industries, amongst them: movies, chemicals, machinery and cigarettes.
Because of crowds of tourist that arrive to Giza every year, the town has many hotels,
restaurants and other facilities for visitors. It is famous the Haram neighborhood,
a zone with many night clubs and restaurants, other important zones of Giza town
are Zamalek and Mohandessen. Besides, there are also numerous luxury apartment buildings
along Nile, where many famous and rich people live.
Climate in Giza is very hot entire year (Giza is in desert) mainly in Summer (from
May 1 to September 30). There are many stores, but Egypt is a Moslem country, therefore
many commercial places close Fridays for the Moslem prayer. Most banks are closed
Fridays and Saturdays.
Egyptian food is very tasty. There are many elegant restaurants in Giza and Cairo.
Some typical dishes of Egypt are: Muluki (green soup), Kusheri (rice and lentils
mixed), Falafel (cooked and fried beans) amongst others.
The main way to reach Giza from abroad is by plane. The International Airport of
Cairo is very near Giza. Previously, there had a little airport in Giza town, but
the Egyptian government decided to close it, to protect the archeological monuments.