Downtown Cairo

Downtown Cairo is the colloquial name given to the 19th-century western expansion of Egypt’s capital Cairo, between the historic medieval Cairo and the Nile, which became the commercial center of the city during the 20th century. Given its rich architectural heritage from the era of Khedive Ismail, it has been officially named Khedival Cairo and declared by the government as a protected Area of Value, with many of its buildings also deemed protected.