Outline of Cairo

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cairo:

Cairo

General reference[edit]

Geography of Cairo[edit]

Geography of Cairo

  • Cairo is:
  • Population of Cairo: 9,153,135
  • Area of Cairo: 606 km2 (234 sq mi)
Cairo
القاهرة
Cairo is located in Egypt
Cairo
Cairo
Location within Egypt
Coordinates: 30°2′40″N 31°14′9″E / 30.04444°N 31.23583°E / 30.04444; 31.23583

Location of Cairo[edit]

Environment of Cairo[edit]

The Nile in Cairo. View of Gezira island
Islamic Cairo
Salah Salem, a main street in Heliopolis
Giza pyramid complex
Great Pyramid of Giza
Khafre Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza
Pyramid of Menkaure
Great Sphinx of Giza
Cairo Citadel

Natural geographic features of Cairo[edit]

Areas of Cairo[edit]

Districts of Cairo[edit]

Neighbourhoods in Cairo[edit]

Locations in Cairo[edit]

Ancient monuments in Cairo[edit]

Bridges in Cairo[edit]

Cultural and exhibition centres in Cairo[edit]

Forts in Cairo[edit]

Fountains in Cairo[edit]

Gates in Cairo[edit]

Gates of Cairo

Monuments and memorials in Cairo[edit]

Museums and art galleries in Cairo[edit]

The Egyptian Museum
Interior of Egyptian Museum

Museums in Cairo

Palaces and villas in Cairo[edit]

The Baron Empain Palace
Interior of Al-Manyal Palace

Parks and gardens in Cairo[edit]

Tahrir Square in the early morning

Public squares in Cairo[edit]

Religious buildings in Cairo[edit]

Mosques in Cairo
Al-Hakim Mosque
Mosque of Muhammad Ali
The Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

Mosques in Cairo

Secular buildings in Cairo[edit]

Streets in Cairo[edit]

Muizz Street

Theatres in Cairo[edit]

Towers in Cairo[edit]

Demographics of Cairo[edit]

Demographics of Cairo

Government and politics of Cairo[edit]

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Vladimir Putin at the Heliopolis Palace, 2015

Politics of Cairo

Law and order in Cairo[edit]

History of Cairo[edit]

Saladin rex Aegypti, from a 15th-century manuscript
Muhammad Ali Pasha, founder of modern Egypt

History of Cairo

History of Cairo, by period or event[edit]

Timeline of Cairo

History of Cairo, by subject[edit]

Culture of Cairo[edit]

Modern architecture of Cairo
Cairo Opera House, a landmark in the cultural landscape of Egypt and the Middle East
On the Way between Old and New Cairo, Citadel Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and Tombs of the Mamelukes (1872) by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Brooklyn Museum
Mahmoud Mokhtar's Egypt's Renaissance (1919–1928), Cairo University Gate
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1992 to 1996
Mosque of Ibn Tulun, the oldest mosque in Cairo

Culture of Cairo

Arts in Cairo[edit]

Architecture of Cairo[edit]

Cinema of Cairo[edit]

Music and dance of Cairo[edit]

Visual arts of Cairo[edit]

  • Public art in Cairo
    • Egypt's Renaissance

Cuisine of Cairo

Events in Cairo

Languages of Cairo

Media in Cairo

People of Cairo

Religion in Cairo[edit]

Religion in Cairo

Sports in Cairo[edit]

Al Ahly team in 2011
Cairo International Stadium

Sports in Cairo

Economy and infrastructure of Cairo[edit]

The Semiramis InterContinental Hotel
A major souk in the historic center of Islamic Cairo, Khan el-Khalili
Giza pyramid complex, a most popular tourist attraction

Economy of Cairo

Transportation in Cairo[edit]

Cairo International Airport, the busiest airport in Egypt

Transport in Cairo

Rail transport in Cairo[edit]

The Cairo Metro, the first of only two full-fledged metro systems in Africa

Rail transport in Cairo

Education in Cairo[edit]

Main building of the Cairo University

Education in Cairo

Healthcare in Cairo[edit]

Qasr El Eyni Hospital

Healthcare in Cairo

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cairo". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Atlas of Cairo