Supposed resting place of the Holy Family. The Church is dedicated to two martyrs St. Sergius and St. Bacchus—two Roman soldier-saints who were martyred during the fourth Century in the reign of Roman Emperor Maximilan. The church was restored in the eighth century and has been renovated many times since then. The most interesting feature is the crypt where Mary, Joseph and the infant Jesus are said to have rested. The crypt is 10 meters deep and, when Nile levels are high, is often flooded.

One of the oldest places for Christian worship in Cairo. It is called hanging because it is built on top of Roman water gate. The history of the church is uncertain but it contains religious icons and relics including the icon of Virgin Mary and Jesus. The mass is held in ancient liturgical Coptic language.

The nearby Greek Orthodox Church of St. George has the same circular design of the Roman tower upon which it was built. Founded in the 10th Century, and alternating between Greek and Coptic ownership, the original building was damaged by fire in 1904, though fortunately most of the relics and icons survived. The present church was rebuilt on the site, and is the center of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. The adjacent monastery does not usually admit visitors.

Further along on the left is the Church of St. Barbara, dedicated to Sitt Barbara—as the legend goes, was murdered by the Roman Governor for preaching the gospel in the 3rd Century.

It is believed that the site of the synagogue is where the box of baby Moses was found. The synagogue was originally a church that the Copts sold to the Jews to be able to pay the taxes levied by Muslim rulers in the reign of Ahmed Ibn Tulun. Many restorations and renovations took place to the synagogue. The present statues of the synagogue dates back to 1892.