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 Tala'at Harb Square in downtown Cairo | |
| Cairo Governorate محافظة القاهرة | |
| Capital | Cairo |
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| Residents | 9.539.673 (2017) |
| surface | 3,085 km² |
| Post Code | 11xxx |
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| prefix | 20 (0)2 |
| no area code on Wikidata: | |
| website | www.cairo.gov.eg |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | |
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The egyptianGovernorateCairo (Arabic:محافظة القاهرة, Muḥāfaẓat al-Qāhira) located in Lower Egypt. It borders the governorates to the north el-Qalyūbīya and esch-Sharqīya, in the east to the governorates Ismailia and Sue and to the south and west to the governorate Gīza. The eastern part of the governorate extends into the Arabian desert. The administrative center is Cairo. The governorate is part of Greater Cairo.
Cities
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- 1 Cairo
is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate.
- 2 Capital Cairo - Administrative capital currently being planned and built.
- 3 el-Maadi - Suburbs immediately south of Cairo.
- 4 Helwan - City south of el-Maadi.
- 5 15th of May City (Arabic:مدينة الخامس عشر من مايو)
- 6 Badr City (Arabic:مدينة بدر), East of 7 New Heliopolis
- 8 Future City (مدينة المستقبل)
- 9 el-Haikstep (Huckstep, Arabic:الهايكستيب) - Officers' settlement south of Future City
- 10 Madīnatī (مدينتي)
- 11 New Cairo (English: New Cairo)
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- 12 Esch-Schurūq City (Arabic:مدينة الشروق)
- 13 Ṭura (Arabic:طرة)
Other goals
- 3 El-Maʿṣara - Village between Cairo and Helwan with the monastery of St. Barsūm of the naked,دير برسوم العريان.
background
history
Helwan Governorate
In the period from April 18, 2008 to April 14, 2011, parts of the Cairo governorate were part of the governorate Helwan with the capital Helwan has been outsourced. This was done on the basis of Presidential Decree 114/2008.[1] As part of the appointment of numerous new governors, the government was on April 14, 2011 by the Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf repealed and the area was added to the el-Gīza governorate.[2][3]
getting there
By plane
Greater Cairo can be reached via the international 1 Cairo International Airport
(IATA: CAI) in northeast Cairo, northeast of Heliopolis, with its three terminals. In addition to the national airline EgyptAir Renowned international airlines such as Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France and numerous charter airlines serve this destination.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
Greater Cairo has a warm and dry desert climate.
| Cairo | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean highest air temperature in ° C | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 20 | O | 27.8 |
| Average air temperature in ° C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | O | 21.4 |
| Mean lowest air temperature in ° C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | O | 15.8 |
| Precipitation in mm | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Σ | 25.5 |
| Rainy days in the month | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | Σ | 15 |
WMO: World Weather Information Service, accessed May 23, 2011. | ||||||||||||||
holiday
The governorate national day is celebrated on July 6th.
trips
Individual evidence
- ↑Essam El-Din, Gamal: Musical chairs (Archived version of May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive archive.org), Report of the Al-Ahram Weekly dated April 24, 2008; Leila, Reem: Redrawing the map (Archived version of May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive archive.org), Report of the Al-Ahram Weekly dated April 24, 2008.
- ↑Egypt's PM centralises Helwan and 6 October governorates, Message of Al-Ahram dated April 14, 2011, accessed April 17, 2011.
- ↑Fresh reshuffle in Egypt’s governors (Archived version of April 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive archive.org), Message of the Egypt State Information Service dated April 15, 2011, accessed April 17, 2011.
