Greater Cairo
Greater Cairo القاهرة الكبرى |
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Cairo by night
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Country | Egypt |
Consisting of | Cairo Governorate Giza city Shubra El-Kheima 6th of October City Obour City |
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• Total | 20,500,000 |
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Time zone | UTC+2 |
Greater Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الكبرى al-qāhira al-kubrā) is the largest metropolitan area in Egypt and the largest urban area in Africa.[1] It is the third largest urban area in the Islamic World after Jakarta and Karachi, and the world's 16th largest metropolitan area,[2] consisting of Cairo Governorate, Giza city, Shubra El-Kheima, 6th of October City and Obour City, with a total population estimated at 20,500,000 (as of 2012); area: 1,709 km2; density: 10,400/km2.[3]
Climate
Greater Cairo and the surrounding area have a hot desert climate (BWh) in Köppen-Geiger classification, as all of Egypt. Cairo and its surrounding region have very similar day to day temperatures; however, the less populated parts at the east and the west do not have the urban heat, which makes them more prone to have ground frost and soft hail.
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Main cities
- Cairo
- Giza city
- Helwan (including 15th of May City)
- Shubra el-Kheima
Surrounding cities and suburbs
- 6th of October City (including Sheikh Zayed City)
- Badr City
- New Cairo
- New Heliopolis City
- Obour City
- Shorouk City
- Madinaty
See also
References
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- ↑ R.L. Forstall, R.P. Greene, and J.B. Pick, "Which are the largest? Why published populations for major world urban areas vary so greatly", City Futures Conference, (University of Illinois at Chicago, July 2004) – Table 5 (p.34)
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