Egyptian National Military Museum
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| name = Egyptian National Military Museum
المتحف الحربي
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| established = {{start date and age|1938}}
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| location = Cairo Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
| type = Military museum
| collection = Historical armament of Egyptian Army
| visitors = Public
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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 that was built by Saladin.{{cite web|author=Richard Seaman |url=http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/Museums/EgyptianNationalMilitaryMuseum/index.html |title=Egyptian national military museum|publisher=Richard Seaman|access-date=2 March 2013}} 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{{cite web|url=http://www.ask-aladdin.com/Egypt-museums/military_museum.html|title=Egypt Military Museum in the Citadel|work=Ask-aladdin|access-date=2 March 2013}} and 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1238/426765/Egypt/Tourism/In-Photos-Military-museum-at-Salaheddin-Citadel-in.aspx|title = In Photos: Military museum at Salaheddin Citadel inaugurated in celebration of October war anniversary - Tourism - Egypt}}
Notable halls
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- 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
Gallery
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Category:1938 establishments in Egypt
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