Monastery of St Jeremiah Cairo Outskirts & The Nile Delta

Uphill from the causeway of Unas, southeast of the boat pits, are the half-buried remains of this Coptic monastery, which dates from the 5th century AD. Unfortunately, little is left of the structure, which was ransacked by invading Arabs in 950. More recently, the wall paintings and carvings were moved to the Coptic Museum in Cairo.