North Cairo
The northern districts of Greater Cairo form a vast and highly populated region, but which is generally of little interest to the tourist. The ancient city of Heliopolis was here, but it's mostly covered over by urban sprawl of the Matariya neighborhood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Marj.
Al Marj
Metro station
El-Marg station is a station on the Cairo Metro that is located at El-Marg district in north east Cairo, Egypt. It is on Line 1 and is an above ground station.
North Cairo
- Type: neighborhood
- Location: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Lower Egypt, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.145° or 30° 8′ 42″ northLongitude
31.327° or 31° 19′ 37″ eastOpen location code
8G2H48VG+XQWikidata ID
Q126418595
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Satellite Map
Discover North Cairo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“North Cairo” goes by many names.
- French: “Nord du Caire”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “North Cairo”. Photo: Mario modesto, CC BY-SA 3.0.