How walkable is Islamic Cairo?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Islamic Cairo has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 2 neighbourhoods ranked in Cairo, which scores 76 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
457 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Islamic Cairo. The nearest grocery is ألبان الحرم الحسيني, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- 哈利利市集3 min
- Al besheer gallery4 min
- مطعم وكافيه بيت القاضى3 min
- El Malky3 min
- Katerin and Walid Abdulmaksoud Jewelry3 min
- Masagh3 min
- الدراويش1 min
- مقهى ولى النعم3 min
- EGBANK - Al Azhar Branch7 min
- saib ATM - Azhar10 min
- حديقة الأزهر8 min
- حديقة الأزبكية24 min
- مدرسة باب الشعرية الاعدادية بنين14 min
- مدرسة خليل أغا الثانوية العسكرية بنين19 min
- نادى الربيع للكتاب5 min
- Abdelzahers Atelier7 min
- Beshtak Palace5 min
- Wekalet Al-Ghouri Arts Center | وكالة السلطان الغوري7 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Islamic Cairo at 30.0487, 31.2638. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 455 street intersections per km², and blocks average 38 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Islamic Cairo
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.3 km around the centre of Islamic Cairo. Rings mark 650 m and 1.3 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Cairo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bab al-Louq | 2.4 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Cairo page.
Questions about walking in Islamic Cairo
Is Islamic Cairo walkable?
Yes. Islamic Cairo has a walkability score of 81 out of 100 across the 1.3 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Islamic Cairo more walkable than the rest of Cairo?
Islamic Cairo is more walkable than Cairo as a whole: it scores 81, against 76 for the 5 km around Cairo's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 2 Cairo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
How is the walkability score of Islamic Cairo 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 Islamic Cairo it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.3 km 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.