Map of Cairo in Shapefile format
A map built from OpenStreetMap data, ready to download
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Open this place's area in the constructor and adjust everything to your needs
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What this map contains by default
This is how the map is built as-is — every setting can be changed in the constructor.
About Shapefile
Map of Cairo in Shapefile: 49 748 buildings, 23 814 km of roads, 11 395 points of interest, 2% green areas — in the WGS 84 coordinate system, units are meters.
Which layers are in the file
This file for the selected area contains:
- Roads
- Buildings
- Water
- Greenery
- Points of interest
Geometry by layer
- Roads — lines (LineString) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Buildings — polygons (Polygon) with OpenStreetMap tags
- Water — waterbody polygons and watercourse lines with tags
- Greenery — green-zone polygons with tags
- Points of interest — points (Point) with names and tags
What the file carries
The Shapefile file for Cairo: the parts come as a set of files inside a ZIP archive, the file is binary — it is opened by a program, not by an editor, each layer is a separate file inside the archive, OpenStreetMap tags are kept as feature attributes.
File size
The expected size of the Shapefile file for Cairo is about 7.6 MB; the exact size depends on the chosen layers and area.
Coordinate systems
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326), selectable in the wizard
Units
Meters (projected in the chosen coordinate system)
| Category | GIS |
| File extension | .shp |
| Tier | Open Beta |
What's in the Shapefile map of Cairo
49,748 buildings (6,842 residential, 270 commercial, 246 industrial, 144 religious), 23,814.0 km of roads, 11,395 points of interest, 50 landmarks.
The area covers 3,007 km², with about 17 buildings per km².
Mostly residential streets 10,092.4 km, service roads 5,095.8 km, tertiary roads 2,910.8 km.
2% of the area is green space.
The map marks 111 parks and 7 water bodies.
Key amenities: schools — 256, hospitals — 195, supermarkets — 587.
Public transport: 126 bus stops, 182 tram stops, 60 metro stations, 51 rail stations.
Shapefile with 49,748 buildings and 23,814.0 km of roads. Open in ArcGIS, QGIS, or any GIS software.
Main streets: طريق جنيفة, محور محمد نجيب, طريق الروبيكي, شارع التسعين الشمالى, محور طلعت حرب
Landmarks: المتحف القبطى, المتحف الحربي القومي, متحف الفنون الأسلامية, متحف الشرطة, متحف مصطفى كامل
How to use Shapefile for Cairo
- Select the Cairo map area on the main page
- Choose Shapefile format and configure export settings
- Click Export and wait for processing
- Download the file and use in your application
FAQ: Shapefile for Cairo
Why does Shapefile consist of multiple files?
Shapefile is a set of .shp, .shx, .dbf, and .prj files. We package them into a ZIP archive for convenient downloading.
