Cairo

£6.00

Clear indexed street map of the central region and surroundings with enlargements of four popular districts - including the Giza Pyramids - and a map of greater Cairo. The main map covers about 45 sq km of the city and thus includes the City Walls, The Citadel, Gezira Island, most of Roda Island, Cairo railway station and a substantial part of the area west of the Nile eg. the zoo and university. Parks, built-up area and notable buildings are distinguished and railways, metro stations, river buses, bus stations, taxi stands, and tourist information sites are marked. Further symbols denote souks, shopping malls, hotels, embassies, post offices, places of worship, post offices, museums, sites of interest, public buildings, etc. An inset diagram shows the metro system and the map legend is in English and Arabic. The map is indexed for districts, streets, embassies and government buildings, hotels and other selected sites.

On the reverse are additional larger scale plans showing the The Citadel, Old Cairo, central Cairo and the Giza pyramids in more detail, and a 1:85,000 map of greater Cairo including the airport and the Giza pyramids, also indicating metro stations, sites of interest, hotels etc. These are not indexed. A table of useful tourist information is provided, including basic practicalities and addresses of selected embassies, ministries, airline and tourist information offices and hotels.