Greater Cairo
Greater Cairo
القاهرة الكبرى | |
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| Country |  Egypt |
| Consisting of | Cairo governorate Giza city Shubra el-Kheima 6 October Obour |
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| • Total | 17,816,000 |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 |
| • Summer (DST) | [[UTC(not observed)]] |
Greater Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الكبرى al-qāhira al-kubrā) is the largest metropolitan area in Egypt and the largest urban area in Africa.[1] It is the third largest urban area in the Islamic World after Jakarta and Karachi, and the world's 16th largest metropolitan area,[2] consisting of Cairo governorate, Giza city, Shubra el-Kheima, 6 October and Obour, with a total population of 17,816,000; area: 1,709 km2; density: 10,400/km2.[citation needed]
Climate
Greater Cairo and the surrounding area have a hot desert climate (BWh) in Köppen-Geiger classification, as all of Egypt. Cairo and its surrounding region have very similar day to day temperatures, however, the less populated parts at the east and the west don't have the urban heat, which makes them more prone to have ground frost and soft hail.
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Main cities
- Cairo
- Giza
- Helwan (including 15 May)
- Shubra el-Kheima
Surrounding cities and suburbs
- 6 October (including Sheikh Zayed)
- Badr
- New Cairo
- New Heliopolis
- Obour
- Shorouk
- Madinaty
See also
References
- ^ Demographia World Urban Areas & Population Projections (PDF), Demographia, April 2009, retrieved 9 July 2009
- ^ R.L. Forstall, R.P. Greene, and J.B. Pick, "Which are the largest? Why published populations for major world urban areas vary so greatly", City Futures Conference, (University of Illinois at Chicago, July 2004) – Table 5 (p.34)
- ^ "Cairo Climate and Weather Averages, Egypt". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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| Cairo city Cairo Governorate |
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| Giza city Giza Governorate |
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| Shubra El Kheima city Qalyubia Governorate |
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