Geographical location and coordinates of Cairo. Where is Cairo?
On which continent is the city of Cairo? What are the characteristics of his geographical position? What are the coordinates of Cairo? The answers to all these questions you will find in the article.
Ancient Cairo: a portrait of the city
Cairo is the oldest city. It was founded in the 10th century. Today it is an important economic, cultural and tourist center of Africa.
The capital of Egypt - noisy, crowded and incrediblecontrast megapolis, with all the ensuing advantages and disadvantages. In it, skyscrapers and ancient bell towers, archaic minarets and neon-lit streets intersect each other. Cairo is the city of hundreds of mosques and thousands of smells. It is here that the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the pyramids of Giza - is preserved.
But do not think that modern Cairo livestourism alone. Not at all! Here military, cement and printing industry, non-ferrous metallurgy is developed. The city produces furniture, footwear and textiles. Moreover, in Cairo operates a modern scientific complex "Smart Village" by the type of the famous Silicon Valley in the United States.
In Cairo today there are about 8 millionhuman. But the number of residents within the so-called Cairo agglomeration reaches a figure of 18 million! Interestingly, the status of the city-millionaire Cairo received back in the early twentieth century.
In what part of the world is this unique metropolis? What are the coordinates of Cairo? We will discuss this further.
City of Cairo: coordinates (latitude and longitude)
Ancient metropolis is located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres, on the north-eastern outskirts of the "black continent". It is approximately equally removed from both the Red and the Mediterranean.
Latitude of the city | 30 ° 3 '49 "North Latitude |
Longitude of the city | 31 ° 14 '51 "east longitude |
The following are the coordinates of Cairo in decimal degrees:
Latitude of the city | 30.06263 |
Longitude of the city | 31.24967 |
The total area of the city is 518 square kilometers. Average height above sea level: 75 meters. All times are UTC + 2 (time difference with Moscow is 1 hour).
Distances between Cairo and other major cities in the world (in kilometers):
- Cairo - Moscow: 2,900 km.
- To Kiev - 2,270 km.
- Cairo - Beijing: 7,540 km.
- To London - 3,510 km.
- Cairo - Paris: 3,210 km.
- Istanbul is 1 240 km away.
Features of geographical location
Cairo grew on both banks of the Nile, in a hundred and fiftykilometers from the Mediterranean coast. The historical, old part of the city is located on the right bank of the river. It is characterized by a chaotic multi-apartment building and an abundance of narrow winding streets. On the left bank of the Nile are more modern buildings, as well as government buildings.
The city is located on the border of tropical andsubtropical climatic zones. In winter it is warm here, and in summer it is incredibly hot. The temperature in June-July often rises to +40 degrees. During the year, only 25 mm of precipitation falls here, which gives us the right to call Cairo the most arid metropolis of the planet.
The modern city is rapidly expanding intowestward, capturing and absorbing more and more agricultural land. Within the metropolis is the quiet and cozy island of Zamalek, where the chic villas, the best hotels of the city, numerous embassies and offices of foreign companies are concentrated.
Finally
The largest city in Africa and the capital of Egypt ison both banks of the Nile, not far from the place where the majestic river forms an extensive delta. Coordinates of Cairo: 30 ° 3 'north latitude and 31 ° 14' east longitude.
