How walkable is Bab al-Louq?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bab al-Louq has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 2 neighbourhoods ranked in Cairo, which scores 76 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,224 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bab al-Louq. The nearest grocery is Kazyon, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- BAB EL NIL8 min
- سميراميس semiramis13 min
- CaiRoma1 min
- Cook Door1 min
- Technovision1 min
- Ensure Services1 min
- Hurriya Cafe قهوة الحرية2 min
- Bab El Ward2 min
- Qnb AlAhli3 min
- Housing & Development Bank3 min
- Unnamed park7 min
- حديقة ضريح سعد زغلول14 min
- British Columbia Canadian International School - BCCIS7 min
- مدرسة القربية الإعدادية7 min
- Tanmia Bookstore1 min
- Dar Merit | دار ميريت2 min
- معهد جوته بالقاهره6 min
- 100 Copies Space Music6 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bab al-Louq at 30.0458, 31.2396. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 301 street intersections per km², and blocks average 50 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bab al-Louq
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 400 m around the centre of Bab al-Louq. Rings mark 200 m and 400 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Cairo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Cairo | 2.4 km | 81 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Cairo page.
Questions about walking in Bab al-Louq
Is Bab al-Louq walkable?
Yes. Bab al-Louq in Cairo has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 across the 400 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Bab al-Louq more walkable than the rest of Cairo?
Bab al-Louq is more walkable than Cairo as a whole: it scores 97, against 76 for the 5 km around Cairo's centre. It ranks 1st of the 2 Cairo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
How is the walkability score of Bab al-Louq calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bab al-Louq it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 400 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.