Place:Outline of Cairo

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to Cairo

Flag of Cairo

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

Cairo –

General reference

• Pronunciation: (English: /ˈkaɪroʊ/ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, IPA: [ælˈqɑːhɪɾɑ] (listen);
• Common English name(s): Cairo
• Official English name(s): Cairo
• Adjectival(s): Cairene
• Demonym(s): Cairene

Geography of Cairo

Geography of Cairo

• Cairo is:
  • a city
    • capital of Egypt
• Population of Cairo: 9,153,135
• Area of Cairo: 606 km² (234 sq mi)

Cairo القاهرة
Cairo Location within Egypt
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 30°2′40″N 31°14′9″E

Location of Cairo

• Cairo is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
    • Africa (outline)
      • North Africa
      • Sahara Desert
        • Middle East
          • Egypt (outline)
            • Lower Egypt
              • Cairo Governorate
                • Greater Cairo
• Time zone(s):
  • Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02)
    • In Summer: Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03)

Environment of Cairo

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

• Climate of Cairo

Natural geographic features of Cairo

• Hills in Cairo
  • Mokattam
• Islands in Cairo
  • Gezira
  • Roda Island
• Rivers in Cairo
  • Nile
• World Heritage Sites in Cairo
  • Islamic Cairo

Areas of Cairo

• Coptic Cairo
• Downtown Cairo
• Islamic Cairo
• Old Cairo

Districts of Cairo

• Azbakeya
• Bulaq
• Daher
• El Manial
• El Qobbah
• El Sakkakini
• Faggala
• Garden City
• Heliopolis
• Maadi
• Nasr City
• Shubra
• Zamalek
• Zeitoun

Neighbourhoods in Cairo

• Abbassia

Locations in Cairo

• Tourist attractions in Cairo
  • Museums in Cairo
    • Egyptian Museum
  • Shopping areas and markets
    • Qasaba of Radwan Bey
  • World Heritage Sites in Cairo
    • Giza pyramid complex
      • Great Pyramid of Giza
      • Pyramid of Khafre
      • Pyramid of Menkaure
      • Great Sphinx of Giza

Ancient monuments in Cairo

• Babylon Fortress
• Statue of Ramesses II

Bridges in Cairo

• 6th October Bridge
• Boulak Bridge
• Imbaba Bridge
• Qasr El Nil Bridge

Cultural and exhibition centres in Cairo

• El Sawy Culture Wheel

Forts in Cairo

• Cairo Citadel

Fountains in Cairo

• Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda

Gates in Cairo

Gates of Cairo

• Bab al-Futuh
• Bab al-Nasr
• Bab Zuweila

Monuments and memorials in Cairo

• Emir Qurqumas Complex
• Mausoleum of Saad Zaghloul
• Unknown Soldier Memorial

Museums and art galleries in Cairo

The Egyptian Museum

Interior of Egyptian Museum

Museums in Cairo

• 6th of October Panorama
• Bayt Al-Suhaymi
• Beit El-Umma
• Carriage Museum
• Coptic Museum
• Egyptian Geological Museum
• Egyptian Museum
  • Anubis Shrine
• Egyptian National Military Museum
• Gayer-Anderson Museum
• Gezira Center for Modern Art
• Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
• Mukhtar Museum
• Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo
• Museum of Islamic Ceramics
• National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
• Qasr Al-Eini Museum
• The Townhouse Gallery

Palaces and villas in Cairo

The Baron Empain Palace

Interior of Al-Manyal Palace

• Abdeen Palace
• Al-Gawhara Palace
• Amir Alin Aq Palace
• Amir Taz Palace
• Baron Empain Palace
• Beshtak Palace
• Dubara Palace
• Gezirah Palace
• Heliopolis Palace
• Khairy Pasha Palace
• Koubbeh Palace
• Manial Palace and Museum
• Palace of Yashbak
• Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace
• Tahra Palace
• Tara
• Zaafarana palace

Parks and gardens in Cairo

Tahrir Square in the early morning

• Al-Azhar Park

Public squares in Cairo

• Tahrir Square

Religious buildings in Cairo

Mosques in Cairo

Al-Hakim Mosque

Mosque of Muhammad Ali

The Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

Mosques in Cairo

• Al-Azhar Mosque
• Al-Hakim Mosque
• All Saints' Cathedral
• Church of St. George
• Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay
• The Hanging Church
• Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya
• Mosque of Amr ibn al-As
• Mosque of Ibn Tulun
• Mosque of Muhammad Ali
• Muhammad Bek Abu El Dahab Complex
• Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
• St. Peter and St. Paul's Church

Secular buildings in Cairo

• Bank Misr Building
• Belmont Building
• Headquarters of the Arab League
• Khanqah of Baybars II
• Madrassa of Al-Nasir Muhammad
• Madrasa of Sarghatmish
• Maspero television building
• The Mogamma
• Qalawun complex
• Ramses Exchange
• Sabil-Kuttab of Katkhuda
• Sabil-Kuttab-Wakala of Sultan Qa'it Bay
• Sultan Al-Ghuri Complex
• Wakala al-Sultan Qaytbay
• Wikala of Al-Ghuri
• Yacoubian Building

Streets in Cairo

Muizz Street

• Muizz Street
• Qasr El Eyni Street
• Qasr El Nil Street
• Saliba Street
• Talaat Harb Street

Theatres in Cairo

• Cairo Opera House

Towers in Cairo

• Cairo Tower

Demographics of Cairo

Demographics of Cairo

Government and politics of Cairo

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

Politics of Cairo

• International relations of Cairo
  • Twin towns and sister cities of Cairo

Law and order in Cairo

• Law enforcement in Cairo
  • Egyptian National Police

History of Cairo

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

Timeline of Cairo

• Prehistory and origin of Cairo
  • The Romans establish a fortress town on the east bank of the Nile river (1st century)
• Medieval Cairo
  • The town is conquered by the Muslims and the conquerors settle to the north of the Babylon Fortress, in an area that became known as Fustat (640 AD)
  • The Fatimids found the city of Cairo in 969 as the new capital of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah gives Cairo its present name, al-Qāhiratu (The Victorious) (973)
  • Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo (1168)
  • Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo (1174)
  • The Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250)
• Cairo under the Ottoman rule
  • Capture of Cairo. Cairo's political influence diminishes after the Ottomans supplant Mamluk power over Egypt (1517)
  • Under the Ottomans, Cairo expands south and west from its center around the Citadel
• Modern Cairo (1863–present)
  • British invasion (1882)
  • Egypt's independence (1922)
  • Egyptian revolution of 1952
  • Egyptian revolution of 2011
  • Plans are announced for a yet-unnamed city to be built further east of New Cairo, intended to serve as the new capital of Egypt (2015)

History of Cairo, by subject

• Abdeen Palace incident of 1942
• Cairo fire
• Siege of Cairo

Culture of Cairo

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

Architecture of Cairo

• Buildings in Cairo
  • Tallest buildings in Cairo
• Residential Architecture in Historic Cairo

Cinema of Cairo

• Cairo Higher Institute of Cinema
• Cairo International Film Festival
  • 34th Cairo International Film Festival

Music and dance of Cairo

• Ballet of Cairo
  • Cairo Contemporary Dance Center
  • Cairo Opera Ballet Company
  • Higher Institute of Ballet
• Music festivals and competitions in Cairo
  • Cairo Congress of Arab Music
• Music schools in Cairo
  • Arabic Oud House
  • Cairo Conservatoire
• Music venues in Cairo
  • Cairo Opera House
  • Khedivial Opera House
• Musical ensembles in Cairo
  • Cairo Symphony Orchestra
• Musicians from Cairo
  • Gamal Abdel-Rahim
  • Rageh Daoud
  • Yusef Greiss

Visual arts of Cairo

• Public art in Cairo
  • Egypt's Renaissance

Cuisine of Cairo

• Ful medames

Events in Cairo

• Cairo International Book Fair

Languages of Cairo

• Egyptian Arabic
• Coptic

Media in Cairo

• Newspapers in Cairo
  • Al-Ahram
  • Egypt Today
• Radio and television in Cairo
  • Egyptian Radio

People of Cairo

• People from Cairo
  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali
  • Naguib Mahfouz
  • Roland Moreno

Religion in Cairo

Religion in Cairo

• Sunni Islam
• Oriental Orthodoxy
  • Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Sports in Cairo

Al Ahly team in 2011

Cairo International Stadium

Sports in Cairo

• Football in Cairo
  • Association football in Cairo
    • Cairo derby
      • Al Ahly SC
      • Zamalek SC
• Sports competitions in Cairo
  • 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
  • 2007 Pan Arab Games
  • Rallye des Pharaons
• Sports venues in Cairo
  • 30 June Stadium
  • Al Ahly Sports Hall
  • Al-Salam Stadium
  • Cairo International Stadium
  • Cairo Military Academy Stadium
  • Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
  • El Marg Stadium

Economy and infrastructure of Cairo

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

• Companies in Cairo
  • Ghabbour Group
• Communications in Cairo
  • Cairo Regional Internet Exchange
• Financial services in Cairo
  • Banque du Caire
• Hotels and resorts in Cairo
  • Cairo Marriott Hotel
  • El Gezira Sheraton Hotel
  • Fairmont Nile City
  • Grand Nile Tower Hotel
  • Marriott Mena House Hotel
  • Semiramis InterContinental Hotel
  • Shepheard's Hotel
  • Windsor Hotel
• Restaurants and cafés in Cairo
  • Café Riche
• Shopping malls and markets in Cairo
  • Khan el-Khalili
  • Mall of Egypt
  • Tiba Outlet Mall
• Tourism in Cairo
  • Tourist attractions in Cairo
    • Giza pyramid complex

Transportation in Cairo

Cairo International Airport, the busiest airport in Egypt

Transport in Cairo

• Air transport in Cairo
  • Airports in Cairo
    • Cairo International Airport
• Road transport in Cairo
  • Buses in Cairo
  • Roads in Cairo
    • Ring Road

Rail transport in Cairo

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

Rail transport in Cairo

• Cairo Metro
  • Lines
    • Cairo Metro Line 1
    • Cairo Metro Line 2
    • Cairo Metro Line 3
  • Stations
    • Abbassia
    • El-Marg
• Railway stations in Cairo
  • Ramses Station
• Trams in Greater Cairo

Education in Cairo

Main building of the Cairo University

Education in Cairo

• Libraries in Cairo
  • Egyptian National Library and Archives
• Universities and colleges in Cairo
  • Ain Shams University
  • Cairo University
  • French University of Egypt
  • German University in Cairo
  • October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
  • Future University in Egypt

Healthcare in Cairo

Qasr El Eyni Hospital

Healthcare in Cairo

• Hospitals in Cairo
  • 57357 Hospital
  • Coptic Hospital
  • Manshiet el Bakry Hospital
  • Nile Badrawi Hospital
  • Qasr El Eyni Hospital

See also

• Outline of geography