North Africa
Egypt
Giza Governorate

Cairo Tower

The Cairo Tower is a free-standing concrete in , . At 187 m, it was the tallest structure in Egypt for 37 years until 1998, when it was surpassed by the Suez Canal overhead powerline crossing.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: free-standing concrete tower in Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Borg Al-Qāhira”, “Burj al Qahirah”, and “Burj al Qāhirah”
  • Address: البرج

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square.

Museum
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known as the , located in , Egypt, houses the largest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world. is situated 1 km east of Cairo Tower.

Square
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public in , . The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. is situated 1 km east of Cairo Tower.

Museum
Mukhtar Museum is a museum in , , housing the sculptures of Mahmoud Mokhtar. Mokhtar is considered to be significant as the father of modern Egyptian sculpture. is situated 610 metres south of Cairo Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arab League and Gezira.

Locality
The , officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organization in the Arab world. The was formed in on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan, , , Syria, and North Yemen.

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is a district of modern that occupies the southern portion of the main island in the Nile within Cairo itself; in fact, means "island" in Arabic.

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is the capital of and, with a total population of Greater metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both and the .

Cairo Tower

Latitude
30.04603° or 30° 2′ 46″ north
Longitude
31.22431° or 31° 13′ 28″ east
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Height
187 metres (614 feet)
Open location code
8G2H26WF+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 767933342
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7923149
Wiki­data ID
Q614684
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Cairo Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج القاهرة”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qahirə qülləsi”
  • Belarusian: “Каірская тэлевежа”
  • Chinese: “开罗塔”
  • Danish: “Kairotårnet”
  • Dutch: “Cairo Tower”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج القاهره”
  • French: “tour du Caire”
  • French: “Tour du Caire”
  • German: “Fernsehturm Kairo”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל קהיר”
  • Hindi: “काहिरा मीनार”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Kairo”
  • Italian: “Torre del Cairo”
  • Japanese: “カイロ・タワー”
  • Korean: “카이로 타워”
  • Persian: “برج قاهره”
  • Polish: “Wieża Kairska”
  • Portuguese: “Torre do Cairo”
  • Russian: “Каирская телебашня”
  • Slovak: “Burdž al-Káhira”
  • Spanish: “Torre de El Cairo”
  • Spanish: “Torre del Cairo”
  • Swedish: “Kairotornet”
  • Tamil: “கெய்ரோ கோபுரம்”
  • Turkish: “Kahire Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Каїрська телевежа”
  • Urdu: “برج قاہرہ”

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