Siege of Cairo

In the game

Siege of Cairo, one of the four open beta maps, is a game of cat and mouse between tanks and infantry on a wide avenue in central Cairo, lined with palms, satellite dishes and mid-century apartment blocks.

The real place

Downtown Cairo, known as Wust el-Balad, was laid out in the late 19th century under Khedive Ismail on a European plan, and its streets are still lined with apartment and office buildings from the early 20th century. Talaat Harb Street, shown here, is one of its main shopping streets.

Visiting

Downtown is best on foot in the evening, when the shops are open and the heat drops. Stop at one of the old cafés around Talaat Harb Square; the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square is a ten-minute walk away.

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