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Khamsin, [1] chamsin or hamsin (Arabic: خمسين ḫamsīn, meaning "fifty"), more commonly known in Egypt and Israel as khamaseen (Egyptian Arabic: خماسين ḫamāsīn, IPA: [xɑmæˈsiːn] ⓘ), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind affecting Egypt and the Levant; similar winds, blowing in other parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula [citation needed] and the entire Mediterranean ...
Egypt is the eighth most water stressed country in the world. Egypt receives between 20 mm (0.79 in) and 200 mm (7.87 in) of annual average precipitation along the narrow Mediterranean coast , but south from Cairo, the average drops to nearly 0 millimetres (0.00 inches) in the central and the southern part of the country.
As of 15 May 2024, the Cairo Metro has 84 stations [2] of which 5 are transfer stations, with a total length of 106.8 kilometres (66.4 mi). The system consists of three operational lines [2] numbered 1 to 3. [13] The Cairo Metro is owned by the National Authority for Tunnels. [13] The lines use standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)). [2]
Cairo Metro Line 1 is the first line of the Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first metro system in Africa and the Middle East . [ 9 ] It was constructed in 1987 and connects Helwan with El Marg, stopping at 35 stations.
Abbassiya station (Arabic: محطة العباسية) is a station on Cairo Metro, part of phase 1 of the Line 3. [6] It is located in Abbassia square , one of the largest and important places of Greater Cairo .
The Cairo Metro is the first rapid transit system in Greater Cairo, Egypt and the first of only two full-fledged metro systems in Africa and only four in the Arab world. It was opened in 1987 as Line 1 from Helwan to Ramsis square, with a length of 29 kilometres (18.0 mi).
Cairo University جامعة القاهرة 30°1′34″N 31°12′4″E: 19 Apr 1999: El Bohoth البحوث 30°2′9″N 31°12′1″E: 19 Apr 1999: Dokki الدقي 30°2′18″N 31°12′43″E: 19 Apr 1999: Opera الأوبرا 30°2′31″N 31°13′31″E: 19 Apr 1999: Sadat السادات 30°2′40″N 31°14 ...
Cairo's metro network was greatly expanded in the mid-1990s with the building of Line 2 (red), from Shubra Al Khaimah to Cairo University, with an extension to Giza.. It is the first line in history to have a tunnel going under the Nile.