Country: Egypt
Continent: Africa
Population: 7,248,671
Country Capital: Yes
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Cairo is closest to Giza and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Jerusalem and the farthest domestic city is Aswan. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Cairo is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Giza, Egypt | 4 |
| Helwan, Egypt | 24 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 32 |
| 6th of October City, Egypt | 33 |
| Menoufia, Egypt | 66 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,573 |
 | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 14,466 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 14,444 |
| Sydney, Australia | 14,416 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,398 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Jerusalem, Israel | 426 |
 | Amman, Jordan | 497 |
 | Dra'A, Syria | 545 |
| Damascus, Syria | 615 |
| Tartous, Syria | 692 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Aswan, Egypt | 680 | | Qena, Egypt | 455 | | Sohag, Egypt | 389 | | Assyût, Egypt | 318 | | Menia, Egypt | 234 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Giza, Egypt | 4 |
| Helwan, Egypt | 24 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 32 |
| 6th of October City, Egypt | 33 |
| Menoufia, Egypt | 66 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 7,207 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 7,106 | | Durban, South Africa | 6,629 | | Soweto, South Africa | 6,243 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 6,234 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem, Israel | 426 |
| Amman, Jordan | 497 |
| Dra'A, Syria | 545 |
| Damascus, Syria | 615 |
| Tartous, Syria | 692 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 10,123 |  | General Santos, Philippines | 10,054 | | Davao, Philippines | 10,022 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 9,918 | | Cagayan De Oro, Philippines | 9,873 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 11,256 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 13,328 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,963 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 14,398 |
| Sydney, Australia | 14,416 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,573 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 14,466 | | Newcastle, Australia | 14,444 | | Sydney, Australia | 14,416 | | Brisbane, Australia | 14,398 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Athens, Greece | 1,120 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 1,233 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1,572 |
 | Skopje, Macedonia | 1,591 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 1,660 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3,996 |  | Dublin, Ireland | 3,978 | | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3,673 |  | Oslo, Norway | 3,657 |  | Perm, Russia | 3,651 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 8,502 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 8,728 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 8,736 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 8,876 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 9,041 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 12,644 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 12,591 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 12,591 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12,590 | | Morelia, Mexico | 12,516 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,108 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 8,157 |
| Recife, Brazil | 8,218 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 8,292 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 8,396 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Santiago, Chile | 12,797 | | Puente Alto, Chile | 12,796 |  | Callao, Peru | 12,436 | | Lima, Peru | 12,429 | | Chiclayo, Peru | 12,418 |
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