Cairo is not just any city, with its history stretching back thousands of years. Cairo's Arabic name is al-Qahirah, which means "The Conquerors." Native Egyptians even call Cairo "Masr," meaning Egypt, reflecting its influence on the country as a whole. The city is one of the largest in the Arab world, and is divided into four districts. Downtown Cairo is the heart of the modern city. The main attraction there is the Cairo Museum, the home of the best Egyptian treasures and artifacts, including the tomb of Tutankhamen. You will also find great restaurants and several large shopping centers, such as the Talaat Harb Mall. To the east of downtown lies an area loosely named Islamic Cairo. You will find lively markets here, such as the Ataba, and, of course, the Khan al-Khalili. Another major tourist site is the al-Azhar Mosque, featuring majestic Islamic architecture, and one of the most important and renowned mosques in the Sunni Muslim world. At the edge of Islamic Cairo, on top of the Muqattam Hills, the Citadel stands watch over Cairo, as it has done for centuries. To the north lie the secluded neighborhoods of Nasr City and Heliopolis. Although there's nothing too exciting here, tourists can find authentic markets, vendors, and artisans. In addition, many luxury hotels can be found in these districts. South of Downtown Cairo, lie the hotels and embassies of Garden City, stretching along the Cornice. If you travel further south, you will find Old Cairo, the home of the Coptic Christian quarter, and some of the most beautiful sights in the city. Even further south is the expat enclave of Maadi, one of the best places in Cairo to do a felucca ride. A way east of Maadi, you can find the New Cairo development, a partial shelter from the hurly burly of the centre. Al-Manyal and Zamalek are two large islands in the centre of the city, located along the Nile River. Zamalek is a melting pot of the traditional and the westernized, with good shopping, lots of restaurants and nightlife, and luxurious, westernized hotels. West of the Nile, in what is really Giza rather than Cairo, are the residential neighborhoods of Imbaba, Mohandiseen, Agouza, Dokki and Giza. Many tourists choose to stay in either Dokki or Giza because of the many hotels and restaurants found there. The other alternative is to head further west, to where Giza crashes into the ancient past. The city literally spreads all the way to the edge of the Pyramids, and there are lots of hotel resorts that provide a convenient base for exploring the Pharaonic monuments of Giza, Saqqara and Dahshur. As for accommodations, Cairo features some of the world's finest luxury hotels. The best Cairo hotels are in Midan Tahrir and include the Nile Hilton and Semiramis InterContinental Hotel. Midan Ramses has the Ramses Hilton and Windsor Hotel, which are about average, while Garden City boasts American-style luxury at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza and Grand Hyatt Cairo. Islamic Cairo's Hotel El Hussein offers a clean but basic hotel stay.