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# Historic Cairo
Cairo · Egypt

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1979.

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City / localityCairo

Country / geographic scopeEgypt

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates30.05000, 31.26111

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Historic Cairo

Cultural · Inscription: 1979

Property components: 5. The image or map point may represent one component of the property.

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/89/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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