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Cairo Maps: The Practical Guide

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If you buy this book of maps, be sure to check it over when it arrives. My copy was missing pages 23-38 and pages 39-46 were duplicated. Unfortunately, I did not discover this until after 30 days had passed, leaving me no options for exchanging the item. The book seems as if it will be useful.It is also fairly light-weight for carrying. So I'm planning to buy another one when I get to Cairo.

Published by The American University in Cairo Press It used to cost 30LE, but if my information is right, the price has now increased to 45LE if you buy it in Egypt.

If you plan to use only one map in Cairo, then this is the one to buy. It may not be as detailed as some other maps that you have used in other countries or Google maps, but it's the best and most detailed that is available for Cairo city.

You can't expect building numbers and one way directions (since they keep changing daily in Cairo) but what you can expect is all the roads being named and the major hotels and tourist spots are marked. There is a 1 page map of the Cairo Metro system and one comprehensive single-pager of the Ring Road. At 58 pages, it's a pretty slim map for the city, but as I said before - it's the best you can buy for Cairo.

I thought this was what I ordered, but I got something else. The Map I got I could have picked up anywhere for less.