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Egypt's metropolitan area of Cairo, New Cairo City, and Giza, including their surrounding suburbs at the base of the Nile Delta with a population of about 22.6 million, is pictured at approximately 2:21 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above.

Egypt’s metropolitan area of Cairo, New Cairo City, and Giza

iss073e0343877 (July 15, 2025) --- Egypt's metropolitan area of Cairo, New Cairo City, and Giza, including their surrounding suburbs at the base of the Nile Delta with a population of about 22.6 million, is pictured at approximately 2:21 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above.

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