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Cairo Facts and Information

Quick facts about Cairo, Egypt.

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Cairo Country: Egypt

Cairo by the Numbers:

Population: 6,800,992 (city); 16,292,269 (metropolitan area) Average Winter Temperature: 0 °C/ 32 °F Average Summer Temperature: 37 °C/ 99 °F Most Precipitation: 25 mm/ 1 in Land Area: 555 square km/ 214.2 square mi

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Electricity: 220 volts, 50 Hz; standard two-pin plug Time Zone: GMT + 2 Country Dialing Code: 20 Area Code: 2

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Cairo is Africa's most heavily populated city and the Arab world's cultural center.

Cairo is also known as Al-Qahirah, or 'the victorious.'

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