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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo is a very large place in the region of Muhafazat al Qahirah in Egypt with a population of approximately 7,734,614 people and is one of the largest places in Egypt. Cairo is also the capital of Egypt. Find all facts and information about Cairo.

Facts and figures on Cairo at a glance

Name: Cairo (Cairo)
Status: Very large place and capital of Egypt
Population: 7,734,614 people
Region name (Level 1): Muhafazat al Qahirah
Country: Egypt
Continent: Africa

Cairo is located in the region of Muhafazat al Qahirah and is also the regional capital of this region.

Maybe also interesting: Distances from Cairo to the largest places in Egypt.

Facts and figures about Cairo
PlaceStatusPopulationRegion
Cairo CairoVery large place / Capital of Egypt7,734,614 peopleMuhafazat al Qahirah Cairo Governorate

Map of Cairo

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Information on Cairo

Information on Cairo
Place nameRegion name Level 1CountryContinent
Cairo CairoMuhafazat al Qahirah Cairo GovernorateEgyptAfrica

Time in Cairo

Time in Cairo
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Wed, 8 Feb 2023 - 7:37pmNoWed, 8 Feb 2023 - 7:37pmUTC +2.0Africa/Cairo

Geographic coordinates of Cairo

Latitude & Longitude of Cairo
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map30°03'45.5"N (30.0626300°)31°14'58.8"E (31.2496700°)

Distances from Cairo

Distances from Cairo
To equator (0° lat)To prime meridian (0° lon)To the largest places
3,332 km north of the equator3,004 km east of the prime meridianDistances from Cairo

Places around Cairo

88 places found within 5 km around Cairo. You can expand the radius of your search:
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Places in the regional area of Cairo
PlacePopulationDistanceRoute
Al Azbakiyah Al Azbakīyah-0.9 km 0.5 mishow
Az Zahir Az̧ Z̧āhir-0.9 km 0.5 mishow
Bab ash Sha`riyah Bāb ash Sha‘rīyah-0.9 km 0.6 mishow
As Sabtiyah As Sabtīyah-1.2 km 0.7 mishow
Jazirat Badran Jazīrat Badrān-1.2 km 0.7 mishow
Ghamrah Ghamrah-1.2 km 0.8 mishow
Al `Atabah Al ‘Atabah-1.3 km 0.8 mishow
As Sakakini As Sakākīnī-1.7 km 1.0 mishow
al-Muski al-Muski-1.7 km 1.0 mishow
Mahmashah Maḩmashah-1.7 km 1.1 mishow
Bulaq Abu al `Ila Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā-1.8 km 1.1 mishow
El Sharabia El Sharabia-1.8 km 1.1 mishow
Al Jamaliyah Al Jamālīyah-2.0 km 1.2 mishow
Khan al Khalili Khān al Khalīlī-2.0 km 1.3 mishow
Al Ghuriyah Al Ghūrīyah-2.0 km 1.3 mishow
Rawd al Faraj Rawḑ al Faraj-2.1 km 1.3 mishow
Masakin Ramlat Bulaq Masākin Ramlat Būlāq-2.1 km 1.3 mishow
Bab al Luq Bāb al Lūq-2.2 km 1.4 mishow
Masakin al Mansuriyah Masākin al Manşūrīyah-2.2 km 1.4 mishow
Masakin ad Darrasah Masākin ad Darrāsah-2.4 km 1.5 mishow
Bab al Khalq Bab al Khalq-2.4 km 1.5 mishow
Ad Darrasah Ad Darrāsah-2.4 km 1.5 mishow
Ad Darb al Ahmar Ad Darb al Aḩmar-2.5 km 1.5 mishow
Al Wayli Al Wāylī-2.6 km 1.6 mishow
Mintaqat al Bataniyah Minţaqat al Bāţanīyah-2.6 km 1.6 mishow
Al `Abbasiyah Al ‘Abbāsīyah-2.7 km 1.7 mishow
Shubra Shubrā-2.7 km 1.7 mishow
Al Jazirah Al Jazīrah-2.8 km 1.7 mishow
Madinat al Bu`uth al Islamiyah Madīnat al Bu‘ūth al Islāmīyah-2.8 km 1.7 mishow
Birkat al Fil Birkat al Fīl-2.8 km 1.8 mishow
Az Zamalik Az Zamālik-2.9 km 1.8 mishow
`Izbat Bilal ‘Izbat Bilāl-3.0 km 1.8 mishow
Minyat as Sirij Minyat as Sīrij-3.0 km 1.9 mishow
`Abdin `Ābdīn-3.1 km 1.9 mishow
Jardin Siti Jārdin Sītī-3.2 km 2.0 mishow
Taj ad Duwal wa Kafr ash Shaykh Isma`il Tāj ad Duwal wa Kafr ash Shaykh Ismā‘īl-3.2 km 2.0 mishow
Ad Dimirdash Ad Dimirdāsh-3.3 km 2.0 mishow
`Izbat Abu Wafiyah ‘Izbat Abū Wāfīyah-3.3 km 2.1 mishow
As Suyufiyah As Suyūfīyah-3.5 km 2.2 mishow
Al Kit Kat Al Kīt Kāt-3.6 km 2.3 mishow
Madinat al `Ummal Madīnat al ‘Ummāl-3.7 km 2.3 mishow
Al Qal`ah Al Qal‘ah-3.7 km 2.3 mishow
Masakin `Aziz `Izzat Masākin ‘Azīz ‘Izzat-3.8 km 2.3 mishow
As Sayyidah Zaynab As Sayyidah Zaynab-3.8 km 2.4 mishow
Madinat an Nur Madīnat an Nūr-3.8 km 2.4 mishow
Manshiyat Nasir Manshīyat Nāşir-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Masakin al Muhandasin Masākin al Muhandasīn-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Az Zawiyah al Hamra' Az Zāwiyah al Ḩamrā’-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Al `Ajuzah Al ‘Ajūzah-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Masakin Aydiyal Masākin Aydiyāl-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Masakin az Zawiyah al Hamra' al Qadimah Masākin az Zāwiyah al Ḩamrā’ al Qadīmah-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
El-Sayeddah El-Sayeddah-4.0 km 2.5 mishow
Qita` al Imdad al Muqawilin al `Arab Qiţā‘ al Imdād al Muqāwilīn al ‘Arab-4.2 km 2.6 mishow
Masakin Ahmad Rizq Masākin Aḩmad Rizq-4.2 km 2.6 mishow
Masakin `Arab al Yasar Masākin ‘Arab al Yasār-4.2 km 2.6 mishow
Masakin az Zawiyah Masākin az Zāwiyah-4.3 km 2.6 mishow
Agha Khan Aghā Khān-4.3 km 2.7 mishow
Mintaqat az Zarayib Minţaqat az Zarāyib-4.3 km 2.7 mishow
Hada'iq al Qubbah Ḩadā’iq al Qubbah-4.3 km 2.7 mishow
Masakin at Ta`awuniyat Masākin at Ta‘āwunīyāt-4.3 km 2.7 mishow
Imbabah Imbābah-4.4 km 2.7 mishow
Hayy Abu Laylah Ḩayy Abū Laylah-4.4 km 2.7 mishow
Masakin Sa`d al Misri Masākin Sa‘d al Mişrī-4.4 km 2.8 mishow
Masakin ash Sharq al Awsat Masākin ash Sharq al Awsaţ-4.5 km 2.8 mishow
Masakin Zaynhum Masākin Zaynhum-4.5 km 2.8 mishow
`Izbat al `Arab ‘Izbat al ‘Arab-4.6 km 2.8 mishow
Dokki Dokki-4.6 km 2.9 mishow
Ad Duqqi Ad Duqqī-4.6 km 2.9 mishow
El Zawya El Hamra El Zawya El Hamra-4.6 km 2.9 mishow
Masakin al Abajiyah ash Sha`biyah Masākin al Abājīyah ash Sha‘bīyah-4.6 km 2.9 mishow
Madinat at Talibat bi Imbabah Madīnat at Ţālibāt bi Imbābah-4.7 km 2.9 mishow
Al Waili Al Waili-4.7 km 2.9 mishow
Al Abajiyah Al Abājīyah-4.8 km 3.0 mishow
Taqsim ar Raqabah al Idariyah Taqsīm ar Raqābah al Idārīyah-4.8 km 3.0 mishow
Madinat al Ashraf Madīnat al Ashrāf-4.8 km 3.0 mishow
Masakin `Izbat Mubarak Masākin ‘Izbat Mubārak-4.8 km 3.0 mishow
Al Muhandasin Al Muhandasīn-4.9 km 3.0 mishow
Madinat an Nasr Madīnat an Naşr-4.9 km 3.0 mishow
Madinat al Ahlam Madīnat al Aḩlām-4.9 km 3.0 mishow
Masakin ash Shuhbah Masākin ash Shuhbah-4.9 km 3.1 mishow
Masakin ad Diwiqah Masākin ad Diwīqah-4.9 km 3.1 mishow
Ard al Haddad Arḑ al Ḩaddād-4.9 km 3.1 mishow
`Izbat Muhammad al Qasir ‘Izbat Muḩammad al Qaşīr-5.0 km 3.1 mishow
Masakin al Iywa' Masākin al Iywā’-5.0 km 3.1 mishow
Al Hutiyah Al Ḩūtīyah-5.0 km 3.1 mishow
Al Munirah Al Munīrah-5.0 km 3.1 mishow
Al Madabigh Al Madābigh-5.0 km 3.1 mishow
Al Wayli al Kabir Al Wāylī al Kabīr-5.0 km 3.1 mishow

Airports around Cairo

1 airport found within 15 km around Cairo. You can expand the radius of your search:
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Airports in the regional area of Cairo
AirportCodeDistanceRoute
Imbabah Airport Imbabah Airport5.8 km 3.6 mishow

External sources of information on Cairo

Cairo on Wikipedia