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State capital Stuttgart

Stuttgart’s twin cities

Cairo

In the Egyptian capital combines a unique blend of pharaonic, Islamic and Christian heritage offers. Cairo is the political, cultural and economic center of the country. The oriental metropolis on the Nile is the largest city in all of Africa.

Short info

  • Twin city since 1979
  • Population: 9.5 million (Greater Cairo area up to 25 million)
  • State: Egypt

Did you know?

  • Quite a hustle and bustle: Cairo is more than 14 times larger than Stuttgart. In Stuttgart, a good 3,000 people live on one square kilometer; in the Egyptian capital, there are five times as many. It is also estimated that more than 4.5 million cars drive through the streets of Cairo.
  • The pyramids of Giza are the only remaining ancient wonder of the world. The impressive structures are only 15 kilometers from Cairo.
  • The al-Azhar University in Cairo is one of the oldest Islamic universities in the world. Teaching began in 988. Just under 800 years before Stuttgart.
  • Students can take the dual master’s program “Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design” at Ain Shams University Cairo and the University of Stuttgart.
  • The vibrant metropolis of Cairo counts as a hub between Europe, Africa and the Orient.

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Picture credits

  • Getty Images/Givaga
  • Luc Legay from Paris, France (Wikipedia/Gemeinfrei)
  • Struttgart city
  • City of Stuttgart
  • Ricardo Liberato (Wikipedia/Free)
  • Getty Images/Barcin
  • PPPhotodesign/Leif Piechowski