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Cairo · New Administrative Capital
Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ
The largest cathedral in the Middle East, inaugurated in 2019 facing the mosque.
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Eight thousand seats under a bright nave, contemporary icons and a forecourt designed for great services. Its position — facing the great mosque, inaugurated the same Coptic Christmas eve — says exactly what it was built to say.
The extra bit
On the evening of 6 January, the Coptic Christmas mass is broadcast nationwide from here: the day the place makes sense.
Know before you go
Security checks at the district entrance. Modest dress, shoulders covered.
