Cairo Governorate
Cairo Governorate is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt. It is formed of the city of Cairo, both the national capital of Egypt and the governorate's, in addition to five satellite cities: the New Administrative Capital - set to become the seat of national government, New Cairo, Shourok, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May.Photo: Raduasandei, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque
Photo: U.S. Department of State, Public domain.
The al-Fattah al-Aleem Mosque is a mosque in the New Administrative Capital in Egypt. Al-Fattah Al-Aleem Mosque is situated 6 km southwest of Cairo Governorate.
Iconic Tower
Photo: Mohamed Ouda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iconic Tower is a supertall skyscraper in the New Administrative Capital of Egypt. Iconic Tower is situated 6 km southeast of Cairo Governorate.
Localities in the Area
New Heliopolis
New Heliopolis is a large 5400 acre real estate development located in the satellite city of Shorouk, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. New Heliopolis is situated 9 km northeast of Cairo Governorate.Cairo Governorate
- Type: governorate of Egypt with 9,660,000 residents
- Description: governorate of Egypt
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.05° or 30° 3' northLongitude
31.65° or 31° 39' eastPopulation
9,660,000Elevation
294 metres (965 feet)Open Location Code
8G2H2MX2+X2GeoNames ID
360631Wikidata ID
Q30805Cairo Governorate Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: Cairo
- Arabic: القاهرة
- Arabic: القاهره
- Arabic: محافظة القاهرة
- Armenian: Կահիրե
- Asturian: El Cairu
- Azerbaijani: əl-Qahirə mühafəzəsi
- Basque: Kairoko gobernazioa
- Belarusian: Каір
- Belarusian: Мухафаза Каір
- Bengali: কায়রো
- Bengali: কায়রো গভর্নোরেট
- Bosnian: Kairo
- Bulgarian: Кайро
- Catalan: Governació del Caire
- Catalan: governació del Caire
- Cebuano: Muḩāfaz̧at al Qāhirah
- Central Kurdish: پارێزگای قاھیرە
- Chinese: Cairo Séng
- Chinese: 开罗省
- Corsican: Guvernatoratu di U Cairu
- Corsican: Guvernatoratu di u Cairu
- Corsican: Guvernaturatu di U Cairu
- Corsican: Guvernaturatu di u Cairu
- Czech: Káhira
- Danish: Al Qahirah
- Dutch: Caïro
- Dutch: Gouvernement Caïro
- Dutch: Gouvernement Kairo
- Egyptian Arabic: محافظة القاهره
- English: Cairo
- English: al-Qāhirah Governorate
- Esperanto: Provinco Kairo
- Finnish: Kairon kuvernoraatti
- French: Gouvernorat du Caire
- French: Le Caire
- French: gouvernorat du Caire
- Georgian: კაირო
- Georgian: კაიროს მუჰაფაზა
- German: EG-C
- German: Gouvernement Kairo
- German: Gouvernement al-Qahira
- German: Kairo
- German: al-Qāhira
- Greek: Κυβερνείο Καΐρου
- Gujarati: કૈરો ગવર્નોરેટ
- Hebrew: מחוז קהיר
- Hebrew: קהיר
- Hindi: क़ाहिरा गवर्नरेट
- Hindi: क़ाहिरा मुहाफ़ज़ाह
- Indonesian: Kegubernuran Kairo
- Interlingua: Governatorato de Cairo
- Irish: Gobharnóireacht Chaireo
- Italian: Governatorato del Cairo
- Japanese: カイロ県
- Japanese: カーヒラ県
- Kannada: ಕೈರೋ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
- Korean: 카이로주
- Latin: Al-Qahira
- Latin: Al-Qāhira
- Latin: Cairus
- Latin: Provincia Cairi
- Latvian: Kairas muhāfaza
- Lithuanian: Kairo muchafaza
- Malay: Kaherah
- Malay: Kegabenoran Kaherah
- Maltese: Governorat tal-Kajr
- Marathi: कैरो गव्हर्नोरेट
- Min Nan Chinese: Cairo Séng
- Norwegian: Guvernementet Kairo
- Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Al Qahirah
- Occitan (post 1500): governador del Caire
- Persian: استان قاهره
- Polish: Kair
- Portuguese: Cairo
- Romanian: Al Qahirah
- Romanian: Guvernoratul Cairo
- Russian: Каир
- Scots: Cairo Governorate
- Scots: Cairo Govrenorate
- Serbian: Cairo Governorate
- Serbian: Каиро
- Serbo-Croatian: Kairo (muhafaza)
- Serbo-Croatian: Kairo
- Sinhala: කයිරෝ පළාත
- Slovak: Káhira
- Slovenian: Guvernat Kairo
- Slovenian: kairski guvernat
- South Azerbaijani: قاهره اوستانی
- Spanish: El Cairo
- Spanish: Gobernación de El Cairo
- Swahili: Al-Qahira
- Swahili: Mkoa wa Kairo
- Swedish: Guvernementet Kairo
- Swedish: Kairo
- Tajik: Вилояти Қоҳира
- Tajik: устони Қоҳира
- Tajik: Қоҳира
- Tamil: கெய்ரோ கோவெர்னோரேட்
- Telugu: కెయిరో గవర్నరేట్
- Thai: เขตผู้ว่าการไคโร
- Turkish: Kahire
- Ukrainian: Каїр
- Urdu: محافظہ قاہرہ
- Venetian: Goernorà de El Cairo
- Venetian: Governadorà de El Cairo
- Vietnamese: Cairo
- Vietnamese: Tỉnh Cairo
- Waray (Philippines): Cairo
- Welsh: Llywodraethiaeth Cairo
- Western Panjabi: صوبہ قاہرہ
- Wu Chinese: 开罗省
- Zulu: Cairo Governorate
- Al Qāhirah
- Kairon kuvernementti
Other Places Named Cairo Governorate
Localities in the Area
- MadinatyCity, 5 km northwest
- As Sinn al AsmarArea, 6 km west
- Al GhawāmīsLocality, 8 km south
- New Administrative Capital
- El ShoroukCity, 11 km north
Landmarks in the Area
- Madinaty Capital International AirportAirport
- Tall al HidāyahHill
- Jabal al ‘AnqābīyahMountain
- Tall ad DībahHill
- Al MiftāḩHill, 5 km southwest
Popular Destinations in Egypt
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