At a glance
Cairo isn't a gentle city. Home to more than 16 million Egyptians, Arabs, Africans and sundry others, the 'Mother of the World' is an all-out assault on the senses. Chaotic, noisy, polluted, totally unpredictable and seething with people, the sheer intensity of the city will either seduce or appal.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Cairo
- Area:
- 214 sq km / 83 sq miles
- Population:
- 16,500,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +2 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Currency:
- Egyptian pound