Cairo

Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15.2 million people. Cairo is the thirteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html

Transportation

Rail

Cairo stands at the hub of Egypt's 5000 km railway network. Ramses Station in central Cairo interconnects the main southward-bound line up the Nile valley (serving Assyut, Luxor, and Aswan) with the different lines that fan out across Lower Egypt and service the main cities of the Delta region (including Alexandria, Ismailia, and Port Said).

Related Topics:
Ramses Station - Assyut - Luxor - Aswan - Delta - Alexandria - Ismailia - Port Said

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A second mainline station is located some 10 km south, at Giza.

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Road

Cairo's roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world. The death rate per kilometre traveled in Egypt is over 40 times as high as the European average and twice as high as the nearest comparable Middle Eastern country. But thanks to often deadlocked traffic, car crashes are rare, and when they do happen, they are almost always non-fatal.

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Metro

Main article: Cairo Metro

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The Cairo Metro is Africa's only fully-fledged metro system. Two lines cover a total of 62 km, with another four lines in the planning stages.

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Tram

Cairo's first tram line was constructed in 1898. That tram was the first north-south public transportation route in Cairo. It went over Khalij Misr, an ancient canal that leads to the Red Sea.

Related Topics:
Tram - 1898 - Red Sea

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The tram network has been largely dismantled in recent years and few lines now remain operational outside the northern suburbs around Heliopolis.

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Air

Cairo is serviced by the Cairo International Airport, which has daily flights to major destinations. It is a modern airport servicing more than 30 airlines, and acts as the hub for EgyptAir.

Related Topics:
Cairo International Airport - Airline - EgyptAir

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