Greater Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة الكبرى al-qāhira al-kubrā ) is the largest metropolitan area in Egypt and the third largest urban area in the Islamic World after Jakarta and Greater Istanbul. It is the largest urban area in Africa. It is the world's 16th largest metropolitan area, consisting of Cairo governorate, Giza city, Shubra el-Kheima and 6 October city, with a total population of 17,816,000; area: 1,709 km2; density: 10,400/km2.
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