Central address: El-Tahrir Square, Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr an Nile, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Elevation: 26.718
Time Zone: Africa/Cairo
Latitude: 30° 2' 39.912'' N
Longitude: 31° 14' 8.5632'' E
Cairo (/ˈkaɪroʊ/ KYE-roh; Arabic: القاهرة Al-Qāhirah, pronunciation (help·info), Coptic: ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ Kahire) is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and the 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture. Cairo is considered a World City with a "Beta +" classification according to GaWC.
The latitude of Cairo is 30.044420, and the longitude is 31.235712. Cairo is a city is located at Egypt with the gps coordinates of 30° 2' 39.912'' N and 31° 14' 8.5632'' E. The elevation of Cairo is 26.718, the time zone is Africa/Cairo.
Latitude | 30.044420 | Longitude | 31.235712 |
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Elevation | 26.718 | DMS Lat | 30° 2' 39.912'' N |
DMS Lng | 31° 14' 8.5632'' E | GeoHASH | stq4yv3jkvffr |
UTM Zone | 36R | UTM Easting | 329900.641503861 |
UTM Northing | 3325018.93805783 | Time Zone | Africa/Cairo |
Country | Egypt | Country Code | 20 |