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Cairo Travel Guide

The center of one of the world's great ancient civilizations and home to the last surviving wonder of the world, the Pyramid of Giza, 21st-century Cairo is all hectic urban sprawl, a metropolitan area crammed with some 18 million people: One quarter of all Egyptians live in Cairo, and it is the most populous city in Africa. Cairo's location along the mighty Nile River, which feeds into the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the east, has made it the heart of the region from ancient times through today. Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Cairo

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Cairo International Airport	0.0 map
Tel Aviv Yafo Ben Gurion International Airport	253.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Cairo

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Sharm El Sheikh Ophira Airport	238.4 map
Tel Aviv Yafo Sde Dov Airport	253.4 map

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