UNESCO World Heritage

Historic Cairo

Cultural Inscribed 1979

UNESCO cultural World Heritage site linked to Egypt. Inscribed in 1979.

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Linked countries

Egypt

Primary

Linked places

Historic Cairo

Country Egypt

Primary Created From Unesco Sync

At a glance

UNESCO summary

Category Cultural

Inscribed 1979

Countries Egypt

Place Historic Cairo

Area 523.66 ha

Coordinates 30.0500, 31.2611

Status Current listing

UNESCO criteria

(i)(v)(vi)

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