Cairo

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and, with a total population in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East. It is also the 19th largest city in the world, and among the world's most densely populated cities.

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Downtown
Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of Cairo, centered on Midan Talaat Harb and located to the east and north-east of Midan Tahrir. Downtown Travel Guide »
Giza
Giza is a Governorate to the west of the Egyptian capital Cairo - a city in its own right, but for a long time now absorbed … Giza Travel Guide »
Gezira
Gezira is a district of modern Cairo that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, gezira means "island" in Arabic. Gezira Travel Guide »
Within Cairo
Midan Tahrir
Midan Tahrir is the name given to the large public square at the epicentre of modern Cairo and - as a city district - to the streets and institutions located nearby. Midan Tahrir Travel Guide »
Garden City
Garden City is a well-planned and leafy district of central Cairo, immediately south of the very centre of the modern city at Midan Tahrir. Garden City Travel Guide »
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo is the name commonly given to the core of medieval Cairo, a part of the city remarkably different from the modern … Islamic Cairo Travel Guide »
Heliopolis
Heliopolis is one of the nicest places to live in Cairo, but there isn't much to visit as a tourist. The main reason to stay here is the proximity to the airport. Heliopolis Travel Guide »
Ma'adi
Ma'adi a suburban district of Cairo, to the south of the city center on the eastern bank of the Nile, consists of two distinct areas, Old Ma'adi and New Ma'adi. Ma'adi Travel Guide »
Dokki and Mohandiseen are districts on the west bank of the Nile River, across from Cairo. Dokki and Mohandiseen Travel Guide »
Old Cairo
Old Cairo is the name given to the extensive district of southern Cairo from the southern boundary of Garden City down to the precinct commonly known as Coptic Cairo. Old Cairo Travel Guide »
Giza is a district in Cairo, capital city of Egypt. Many people have the opinion that Cairo and Egypt as a whole is not for kids … Giza with children Travel Guide »
Midan Ramses is the name of the large square fronting Cairo's main railway station and Mubarak Metro Station and the district … Midan Ramses Travel Guide »
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  • very nice, very dynamic, very cultural  Diana D.
  • als je in Egypte bent, MOET je naar Cairo. En zeker naar het nationaal museum om naar de schatten van Toetanchamon te gaan kijken! Ik kan uren naar zijn dodenmasker kijken.  Sandra D.
  • Extraordinary!!! Like travelling in another dimension! Colours, smells, sounds, people....  Pira X.
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Cairo Travel Guide is based on Cairo by Joachim v. Winning, mrdjx, ForeverProvence, PerryPlanet, Felix505, Globe-trotter, iGuide and others. Cairo Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.