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Cluster · Cairo

Coptic Cairo

Quiet half-day cluster: churches, a museum and a synagogue in one walled area; a good indoor pair for the hot afternoon.

Not field-verified28″ bags: painfulTime: 90mRescue coverage 100% ≤7′
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Rules in force · 8Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07
  • Egypt ↗Check visa rules for your passport on the official Egypt e-visa portal before flying; visa on arrival availability depends on nationality and can change.
  • Egypt ↗Drones need prior permission and are routinely confiscated on arrival; leave them at home.
  • Egypt ↗Do not photograph military sites, police, bridges or government buildings; some museums and tombs charge for or ban photography.
  • Egypt ↗During Ramadan, avoid eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight; hotels and tourist restaurants still serve.
  • Cairo and Giza ↗Cross-city rides can take 90 minutes at rush hour; plan one district per half-day.
  • Cairo ↗Cairo traffic is heavy from about 07:30 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 20:00: plan one district per half-day and add 45+ minutes to any cross-city ride.
  • Cairo ↗Agree the price of every taxi, camel, horse, carriage or guide before you start; use ride-hailing where you can, since the fare is fixed on the screen.
  • Cairo ↗From about June to August, be on site at opening, and off the open plateau by 10:00.

Walking weather, next 5 days

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Bound and physics

The Coptic Cairo compound and the streets around Mar Girgis.

Slope
flat
Stairs
Few
Shade
medium
Surface
cobbled lanes, steps
Sleep here or visit
both

Rescue anchors

272 grid cells · 40 m
ABCDE
Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Compound centre: courtyard seating (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · valid: always

B — north-west: café (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

C — north-east: metro station forecourt (field-verify)

seated_rest · toilet · valid: always

D — south-west: shop (field-verify)

food · valid: always

E — south-east: café (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 5.5′, worst cell 5.5′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

Edges out (directed)

Downtown and Tahrir
Car north · ~25 min
Giza plateau
Car south-west · ~35 min

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Churches: cover shoulders and knees, keep quiet, no flash.

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.