Cairo and the Nile Delta

£9.50

Double-sided map, combining a street plan of Cairo with, contrary to its title, coverage of the Nile Valley extending south to Luxor. Clear, indexed street plan of the capital covers its inner districts, highlighting areas of particular interest to visitors, including Citadel and Mohammad Ali Mosque, Old Cairo with its Coptic churches, Islamic Cairo with the Han al-Halili Bazaar, etc.

Metro and railway stations and stops of the river bus on the Nile are prominently marked. Overprint highlights locations of numerous mosques and other religious establishments, museums and public buildings, markets, embassies, etc.

An inset shows the environs of Cairo, including access to the city’s international airport and to Giza, with a detailed plan at 1:12,500 showing the pyramids and other surrounding monuments. Also included is a diagram of the city’s metro lines.

On the reverse is a map of the Nile Valley from Luxor to the Delta, showing road and rail connections along the river and to the Gulf of Suez and Sinai and indicating locations of various archeological sites and other places of interest. Coverage along the Mediterranean coast extends west to include El Alamein, showing road access both from Cairo and Alexandria. The map indicates local administrative boundaries with names of the provinces and has a grid with latitude and longitude at intervals of 1º.