Egyptian National Military Museum

Egyptian National Military Museum
المتحف الحربي
Statue of Ibrahim Pasha at the entrance to the Egyptian National Military museum
Established 1938 (1938)
Location Cairo Citadel, Cairo Egypt
Type Military museum
Collection size Historical armament of Egyptian Army
Visitors Public

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

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 originally 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 and 1993.[2]

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. ↑ Richard Seaman. "Egyptian national military museum". Richard Seaman. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Egypt Military Museum in the Citadel". Ask-aladdin. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Coordinates: 30°01′46″N 31°15′41″E / 30.02944°N 31.26139°E / 30.02944; 31.26139


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