Outline of Cairo

General reference

• Pronunciation: : Cairo
• Official English name: Cairo
• Adjectival: Cairene
• Demonym: Cairene

Geography of Cairo

• Cairo is:
• * a city
• ** capital of Egypt
• Population of Cairo: 9,153,135
• Area of Cairo: 606 km²

Location of Cairo

• Cairo is situated within the following regions:
• * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
• ** Africa
• *** North Africa
• *** Sahara Desert
• **** Middle East
• ***** Egypt
• ****** Lower Egypt
• ******* Cairo Governorate
• ******** Greater Cairo
• Time zone:
• * Egypt Standard Time
• ** In Summer: Egypt Daylight Time

Environment of Cairo

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Al-Azhar Park

Public squares in Cairo

• Tahrir Square

Religious buildings 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
• 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

Government and 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

History of Cairo, by period or event

• Prehistory and origin of Cairo
• * The Romans establish a fortress town on the east bank of the Nile river
• 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
• * 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
• * Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo
• * Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo
• * The Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the Mamluk Sultanate
• Cairo under the Ottoman rule
• * Capture of Cairo. Cairo's political influence diminishes after the Ottomans supplant Mamluk power over Egypt
• * Under the Ottomans, Cairo expands south and west from its center around the Citadel
• Modern Cairo
• * British invasion
• * Egypt's independence
• * 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

History of Cairo, by subject

• Abdeen Palace incident of 1942
• Cairo fire
• Siege of 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
• * Egyptian Royal 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

• Ful medames

• Cairo International Book Fair

• Egyptian Arabic
• Coptic

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

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

Religion in Cairo

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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