Capital of Egypt with 8.2 million (larger Cairo, including Giza has 14 million inhabitants) (2003 estimates). Larger Cairo can have passed 16 million now, but today's borders between cities and a high influx of people make such estimates difficult to assign. The infrastructure of Cairo is well developed, but is designed for a population of about 2 million. an infrastructure of a high level, it can no more cope with the growth of the city. Electricity, water, public transportation all works well as long as you stay inside main Cairo. But pollution and poverty are reaching the extremes. Larger Cairo is made up by original Cairo, the city of Giza, the islands Gezira and ar-Ruda, and regions in Qalubiyya, north of Cairo proper. The main centre of Cairo is just across the bridges from Giza and Gezira. The most popular places to live is on Gezira and in the less densely populated Giza. The area has been populated for at least 6,000 years, and has even served as the capital of ancient Egypt. Today Cairo covers almost 300 km". Industrial areas are stopping further growth of the city in many directions.

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Concorde El Salam Hotel
Conrad Cairo
El Gezirah Sheraton Hotel
Golden Tulip Hotel Flamenco
Grand Hyatt Cairo
Hotel Husa Gawharet Al Ahram
Inter Continental Hotel
Inter Continental Hotel Semiramis IC

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JW Marriott Hotel
Le Meridien Heliopolis
Le Meridien Pyramids
Marriott Cairo Hotel
Movenpick Hotel Cairo-Heliopolis
Oasis Hotel
Sheraton Cairo Hotel

Capital of Egypt with 8.2 million (larger Cairo, including Giza has 14 million inhabitants) (2003 estimates). Larger Cairo can have passed 16 million now, but today's borders between cities and a high influx of people make such estimates difficult to assign. The infrastructure of Cairo is well developed, but is designed for a population of about 2 million. an infrastructure of a high level, it can no more cope with the growth of the city. Electricity, water, public transportation all works well as long as you stay inside main Cairo. But pollution and poverty are reaching the extremes. Larger Cairo is made up by original Cairo, the city of Giza, the islands Gezira and ar-Ruda, and regions in Qalubiyya, north of Cairo proper. The main centre of Cairo is just across the bridges from Giza and Gezira. The most popular places to live is on Gezira and in the less densely populated Giza. The area has been populated for at least 6,000 years, and has even served as the capital of ancient Egypt. Today Cairo covers almost 300 km∑. Industrial areas are stopping further growth of the city in many directions.

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