The Cairo skyline at dusk across the Nile, minarets and modern towers in warm haze

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Where you live decides your commute, your children's school run, your neighbours and your weekends. Get this right and the rest follows.

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Find your area on the map

Twelve areas, placed where they really are. Choose one and fly there — then read who it suits.

Greater Cairo

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A schematic model — areas are placed approximately, buildings are not to scale.

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Each guide says who the area suits — and who should look elsewhere. We have deliberately left prices out until we can publish figures we have sourced and dated. Not sure where to start? How to choose the right area begins with how you actually spend your week.

Cairo

Cairo areas

A quiet, heavily tree-lined residential street of the kind Maadi is known for. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
Cairo

Maadi

A leafy, established riverside district that has hosted expatriates and diplomats for generations.

Explore Maadi
Art-deco apartment buildings on a tree-lined Zamalek street, with the Nile beyond. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
Cairo

Zamalek

An island district in the Nile — central, elegant, historic, and the most walkable address in Cairo.

Explore Zamalek
Dense mid-rise apartment blocks along a main road, characteristic of Nasr City. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
Cairo

Nasr City

A large, dense, long-established district inside Cairo — central, practical and well connected.

Explore Nasr City
Ornate early-twentieth-century apartment buildings in central Cairo. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
Cairo

Central Cairo

The historic core — dense, connected, full of character, and the least like anywhere else on this list.

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New Cairo & East

New Cairo & East areas

Modern gated compound housing on a landscaped boulevard, typical of New Cairo. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
New Cairo & East

New Cairo

A large, modern, planned district east of the city, built around gated compounds, wide roads and international schools.

Explore New Cairo
Uniform mid-rise blocks and large landscaped space, characteristic of Madinaty. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
New Cairo & East

Madinaty

A very large, self-contained planned city east of Cairo, designed to hold everything residents need inside it.

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Cream mid-rise apartment buildings and mature gardens, typical of Al Rehab. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
New Cairo & East

Al Rehab

An established, walkable self-contained town on the eastern edge — practical, settled and popular with families.

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West Cairo

West Cairo areas

Low-rise compound housing and open green space, typical of Sheikh Zayed. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
West Cairo

Sheikh Zayed

The established, greener western counterpart to New Cairo — compounds, schools and a settled community.

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A broad residential avenue with a planted median, typical of 6th of October. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
West Cairo

6th of October City

A large, established city west of Giza with universities, industry and a wide range of housing.

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Contemporary villas stepping down a landscaped hillside, typical of New Giza. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
West Cairo

New Giza

An elevated, low-density development on the western desert road, built around views, greenery and privacy.

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New Capital

New Capital areas

Contemporary towers and wide open plazas in the New Administrative Capital. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
New Capital

New Administrative Capital

Egypt's newly built capital east of Cairo — very new, still filling up, and a long-term proposition.

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Giza

Giza areas

Residential streets of Giza with the pyramids faint on the horizon. Illustrative visual, not a photograph of a specific property.
Giza

Giza

The west bank of the Nile — historic, varied, and home to the Pyramids and major universities.

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Area imagery is illustrative — how we verify what we publish
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