# Downtown Cairo

Cairo, Egypt

Built from the 1860s under Khedive Ismail, Downtown Cairo, or Wust el-Balad, was modelled on Paris to be the jewel of the Orient. Its gridded boulevards and Belle Epoque facades earned it the name Paris on the Nile.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Downtown Cairo, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 30.0475, 31.23833

[City page](/cities/cairo)

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