Outline of Cairo

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cairo:

Cairo –

General reference

 * Pronunciation: (القاهرة, ;
 * Common English name(s): Cairo
 * Official English name(s): Cairo
 * Adjectival(s): Cairene
 * Demonym(s): Cairene

Geography of Cairo
Geography of Cairo
 * Cairo is:
 * a city
 * capital of Egypt
 * Population of Cairo: 9,153,135
 * Area of Cairo: 606 km2 (234 sq mi)

Location of Cairo

 * Cairo is situated within the following regions:
 * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Africa (outline)
 * North Africa
 * Sahara Desert
 * Middle East
 * Egypt (outline)
 * Lower Egypt
 * Cairo Governorate
 * Greater Cairo
 * Time zone(s):
 * Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02)
 * In Summer: Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03)

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
Gates of 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
Museums 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
Mosques 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
Demographics of Cairo

Government and politics of Cairo
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

History of Cairo, by period or event
Timeline of Cairo


 * Prehistory and origin of Cairo
 * The Romans establish a fortress town on the east bank of the Nile river (1st century)
 * 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 (640 AD)
 * 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 (The Victorious) (973)
 * Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo (1168)
 * Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo (1174)
 * The Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250)
 * Cairo under the Ottoman rule
 * Capture of Cairo. Cairo's political influence diminishes after the Ottomans supplant Mamluk power over Egypt (1517)
 * Under the Ottomans, Cairo expands south and west from its center around the Citadel
 * Modern Cairo (1863–present)
 * British invasion (1882)
 * Egypt's independence (1922)
 * 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 (2015)

History of Cairo, by subject

 * Abdeen Palace incident of 1942
 * Cairo fire
 * Siege of Cairo

Culture of Cairo
Culture of 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
 * Khedivial Opera House
 * Musical ensembles in Cairo
 * Cairo Symphony Orchestra
 * Musicians from Cairo
 * Gamal Abdel-Rahim
 * Rageh Daoud
 * Yusef Greiss

Visual arts of Cairo
Cuisine of Cairo Events in Cairo Languages of Cairo Media in Cairo People 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
Religion in Cairo
 * Sunni Islam
 * Oriental Orthodoxy
 * Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Sports in Cairo
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
Economy 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
Transport 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
Rail transport in Cairo
 * Cairo metro logo2012.svg 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
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
Healthcare in Cairo
 * Hospitals in Cairo
 * 57357 Hospital
 * Coptic Hospital
 * Manshiet el Bakry Hospital
 * Nile Badrawi Hospital
 * Qasr El Eyni Hospital