Districts of Cairo

Egyptian city north of Cairo

Helwan ( '', , ) is a suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt. The area of Helwan witnessed prehistoric, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Muslim era activity. More recently it was designated as a city until as late as the 1960s, before it became contiguous with the city of Cairo and was incorporated as a district. For a brief period between April 2008 and April 2011 it was redesignated as a city, and served as the capital of the now defunct Helwan Governorate that was split from Cairo and Giza governorates, before being re-incorporated back into them. The kism'' of Helwan had a popul

urban district

Fustat (), also Fostat, was the first capital of Egypt under Muslim rule, though it has been integrated into Cairo. It was built adjacent to what is now known as Old Cairo by the Rashidun Muslim general 'Amr ibn al-'As immediately after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in AD 641, and featured the Mosque of Amr, the first mosque built in Egypt.

Maadi ( ) is a leafy and once suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about upriver from downtown Cairo. The modern extensions north-east and east of Maadi, New Maadi and Zahraa al-Maadi are administratively part of the Basatin district.

historic area in Cairo, Egypt

urban district

cemetery in Egypt

island in the Nile River, in Cairo, Egypt

Boulaq ( from "guard, customs post"), is a district of Cairo, in Egypt. It neighbours Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the River Nile.

Cairo suburb

{|align="right" |- ||thumb|Aerial view looking south, with the Zamalek and Gezira districts on Gezira Island, surrounded by the [[Nile.]] |- ||thumb|A boat on the Nile in the Zamalek area. |} Zamalek (, ) is a qism (ward) within the West District (hayy gharb) in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. It is an affluent district on a man-made island which is geologically a part of the west bank of the Nile River, with the ''bahr al-a'ma'' (Blind Canal) cut during the second half of the 19th Century to separate it from the west bank proper. The northern third has been developed into a residential area

urban district

place in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

part of Old Cairo which encompasses Coptic churches and historical sites

Abbassia (  ) is a neighbourhood that makes up five shiakhas (census blocks) in al-Wayli district in Cairo, Egypt.

wealthy, residential district in Central Cairo

commercial district of Cairo, Egypt

human settlement in Egypt

neighborhood in Cairo, Egypt

thumb|A garden of the Azbakeya Palace Azbakeya (; also spelled Al Uzbakeya or Auzbekiya) is one of the districts in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt. Along with Wust Albalad (Downtown) and Abdeen, Azbakiya forms Cairo's 19th century expansion outside the medieval city walls known officially as Khedival Cairo and declared as an Area of Value. It holds many historically important buildings and spaces. One of these is the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, which was inaugurated by Pope Mark VIII in 1800 and served as the seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from 1800

district in Cairo Governorate, Egypt

cairo district

geographical object

thumb|Church of Gregory the Illuminator, an Armenian Catholic church in the district Al-Daher is a district in the Western Area of Cairo, Egypt.' According to the district map (below), and the census, it is subdivided into the qisms (police wards) of al-Wayli and el-Daher, or al-Zahir' (, ). Some of their better known quarters are Sakakini and Abbassia.

Faggala () is a district of Cairo, Egypt near Ramesis Square. It is one of the oldest districts in the city. It has long been an important center for book publishing, perhaps the largest in the country. It was also known for its major bookstores but from the 1960s on these were sold to new tenants who opened the ceramics businesses found there today. During the early 20th century it became a center for the film industry and the famous Studio Nasibian was located there.

district of Cairo, Egypt

place in Cairo, Egypt

Hay El Tebeen City in Egypt

neighborhood in downtown Cairo, Egypt

district in Cairo, Egypt

entertainment district in Cairo, Egypt

District of New Cairo, Egypt

district in the northern region of Greater Cairo

slum Area in Cairo, Egypt

district of Cairo, in Egypt