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Ägypten hat 1 Zeitzone.
Last updated Apr 22, 2026. Country-level time references, currency snapshots, nearby airports, and next-holiday context refresh on the daily page update window.
Egypt
Country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
Primary timezone
Africa/Cairo
Indexed cities
4
Next holiday
Sinai Liberation Day
25. April 2026
Airport pages
3
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Egypt pages should carry both prayer-time and Ramadan context because they meaningfully shape the local day.
Egypt’s recent DST re-introduction is exactly the kind of policy change that makes a local time page more valuable when it explains the story.
Egypt is a useful bridge market for MENA scheduling and travel planning.
Capital
Cairo
Population
107,271,260
Area
1,002,450 km²
Languages
Arabic
Currencies
EGP
Indexed cities
4
Indexed airports
3
Next public holiday
25. April 2026
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Palestine and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan and the Sahara to the south, and Libya to the west. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, largest city, and leading cultural centre, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 107 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world, third-most populous country in Africa, and 15th-most populated in the world.
Ägypten currently spans 1 curated timezone. It sits in the Northern Africa subregion. The wider region is Africa.
Wed, Apr 22
Alexandria
11:42 AM
Africa/Cairo
Wed, Apr 22
Cairo
11:42 AM
Africa/Cairo
Wed, Apr 22
Giza
11:42 AM
Africa/Cairo
Wed, Apr 22
Shubrā al Khaymah
11:42 AM
Africa/Cairo
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On this day
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2020: Four police officers are killed after being struck by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne while speaking to a speeding driver, marking the largest loss of police lives in Victoria Police history.
2016: The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
| Reference market | Current local time | Difference | Business-hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | 10:42 AM | -1h | Good to call now |
| New York | 05:42 AM | -6h | Plan around office hours |
| Los Angeles | 02:42 AM | -9h | Plan around office hours |
| Dubai | 01:42 PM | +2h | Good to call now |
| Singapore | 05:42 PM | +6h | Plan around office hours |
| Tokyo | 06:42 PM | +7h | Plan around office hours |
| Sydney | 07:42 PM | +8h | Plan around office hours |
| São Paulo | 06:42 AM | -5h | Plan around office hours |
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