Metroji clue #15

Cairo in five emoji

Egypt

The largest city in the Arab world, built where the Nile fans out into its delta. The river is the reason for everything else on this list.

What each emoji refers to

The Egyptian Museum and now the Grand Egyptian Museum hold the pharaonic collections.
Cairo is nicknamed the city of a thousand minarets.
Camels still trade at the Birqash market north of the city.
The Nile splits the city in two.
Feluccas, the lateen-rigged sailboats, still work the river.

Cairo at a glance

Country
Egypt
Coordinates
30.04Β° N, 31.24Β° E
First played

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Cairo.

City Distance Direction
AlexandriaEgypt 180 km
Tel AvivIsrael 410 km
JerusalemIsrael 430 km
AmmanJordan 500 km
BeirutLebanon 590 km
NicosiaCyprus 610 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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