Downtown Cairo

Downtown Cairo is the commercial heart of the modern city of . In addition to hosting the Egyptian Museum, Downtown is the convenient location of many smaller hotels, retail outlets, travel agencies and restaurants.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square.
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, commonly known…
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, also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, .
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Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garden City and Arab League.
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is a well-planned and leafy district…
The , officially the League of Arab States, is a regional organisation in the Arab world.
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is the name commonly given to the core…

Downtown Cairo

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Latitude
30.0475° or 30° 2′ 51″ north
Longitude
31.2383° or 31° 14′ 18″ east
Open location code
8G2H26WQ+X8
Wiki­data ID
Q2933230

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Downtown Cairo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط البلد”
  • Arabic: “وسط القاهرة”
  • Arabic: “وسط القاهره”
  • Chinese: “开罗市中心”
  • Chinese: “開羅市中心”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وسط القاهره”
  • French: “Centre-ville du Caire”
  • French: “Le Caire khédivial”
  • German: “Downtown”
  • German: “Kairo Downtown”
  • Hindi: “काहिरा नगर क्षेत्र”
  • Irish: “Gnócheantar Chaireo”
  • Japanese: “カイロ中心市街地”
  • Japanese: “ダウンタウン・カイロ”
  • Persian: “مرکز شهر قاهره”
  • Persian: “وسط القاهره”
  • Russian: “Центр”
  • Russian: “Центральный Каир”
  • Scots: “Dountoun Cairo”
  • Spanish: “centro de El Cairo”
  • Spanish: “Centro de El Cairo”
  • Swedish: “Centrala Kairo”
  • Ukrainian: “Центр Каїру”
  • Ukrainian: “Центральний Каїр”
  • Urdu: “وسط البلد قاہرہ”
  • Uzbek: “Markaziy Qohira”
  • “Wust al Balad”

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