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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 The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin ( ar, قلعة صلاح الدين, Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the Capital city, capital of Egypt ...
. 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 and 2011.


Notable halls

*Ottoman and Mohamed Ali Pasha Militaria Hall * 1948 Arab–Israeli War Hall * 1952 Revolution Hall * 1956 Suez War Hall * 1967 War Hall * 1973 War Hall (not detailed due to dedication of 6th of October Panorama as a museum to 1973 war)


See also

* 6th of October Panorama


Gallery

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References

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