Nilometer

It is an ancient archaeological landmark with a scientific cultural background. It was used in the past to measure the water level in the Nile River, and the scale had an employee responsible for writing down the numbers and handing them over to officials in the state, and if the water level exceeded more than 16 cubits, it was considered to be an abundant rainy season. celebrations for it. The scale has a beautiful Islamic architectural shape, with its stepped marble column, and the deep well located inside it, which is accessed through an internal staircase, and its walls are distinguished by Quranic verses that relate to planting and water. It is a wonderful place as it shows that the Egyptians in ancient times depended on the flooding of the Nile River in order to earn their livelihood and make the land fertile and suitable for cultivation.