Cairo
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Egypt

Things to do in Cairo

Cairo (pronounced KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة al-Qāhirah ) is the capital of Egypt (until the New Administrative Capital is completed) and, with a total population of Greater Cairo metropolitan area in excess of 16 million people, one of the largest cities in both Africa and the Middle East (the regions which it conveniently straddles). It is also the 19th largest city in the world, and among the world's most densely populated cities.

9,717,324 people · Map · Wikivoyage · fetched Nov 12, 2026

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  1. Great Pyramid of Giza

    Photo: Douwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Great Sphinx of Giza

    Photo: MusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  3. Egyptian Museum

    Egyptian Museum

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  4. Pyramid of Khafre

    Photo: Most likely Hamish2k, the first uploader · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  5. Grand Egyptian Museum

    Photo: Mohamed abdelzaher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  6. Ibn Tulun Mosque

    Photo: User:Berthold Werner · CC BY 3.0 · source

  7. Al-Azhar Mosque

    Al-Azhar Mosque

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    Photo: Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Mosque of Amr ibn al-As

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  9. Mohammed Ali Mosque

    Photo: Mohamed abdelzaher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  10. Khan El Khalily

    Khan El Khalily

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    Photo: V Manninen from Funland · CC BY 2.0 · source

  11. Sultan Hassan Mosque

    Photo: Batoul Khalifa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  12. Babylon Fortress

    Photo: Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. City of the Dead

    Photo: H. Hakan Atik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Nilometer

    Nilometer

    attraction

    Photo: Olaf Tausch · CC BY 3.0 · source

  15. Abdeen Palace

    Abdeen Palace

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    Photo: Gérard Ducher ( user:Néfermaât ) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

  16. Cairo Opera House

    Photo: The original uploader was ThutmoseIII at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  17. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  18. Museum of Islamic Art

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  19. Baron Empain Palace

    Photo: Bishoy Samuel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  20. Manshiet Nasser

    Manshiet Nasser

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    Photo: Ouahidb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  21. Al-Azhar Park

    Al-Azhar Park

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    Photo: Waeloyonis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Giza Zoo

    Giza Zoo

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    Photo: Hatem Moushir · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Al-Gawhara Palace Museum

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  24. Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

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  1. 6th of October Panorama

    Photo: Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Carriage museum

    Carriage museum

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    Photo: Amr F.Nagy · Public domain · source

  3. El-Sawy Cultural Wheel

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Yacoubian Building

    Photo: Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  5. National Police Museum

    Photo: Zienauto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  6. Prince Said Halim's Palace

    Photo: لا روسا · CC BY 3.0 · source

  7. Queens' Pyramids and Nobles' Tombs

    Photo: Voltmetro · CC BY 3.0 · source

  8. Gayer-Anderson Museum

    Gayer-Anderson Museum

    متحف جاير أندرسون

    Photo: Roland Unger · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Umm Kulthum

    Umm Kulthum

    أم كلثوم · artwork

    Photo: Błażej Pindor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Talaat Harb

    Talaat Harb

    طلعت حرب · artwork

    Photo: Mustafa Waad Saeed · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  11. تمثال نهضة مصر

    Photo: Ramsis1978 · Public domain · source

  12. Al Fath Mosque

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  13. Cairo Jazz Club

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  14. Coptic Museum

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  15. Corniche

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  16. Fellucca tour

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  17. Ibn Tulun

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  18. Korba area

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  19. Marquis Cruise

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  20. Nile Maxim

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  1. Cairo: a self-guided walk5 stops · 7.8 km · 129 min

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