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  1. Iconic Tower 1
    Iconic Tower
    EgyptCairo
    385 m 80 fl 2023
  2. Cairo Tower 2
    Cairo Tower
    EgyptCairo
    187 m 1961
  3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs 3
    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    EgyptCairo
    143 m 39 fl 1994
  4. El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel 4
    El Gezira Tower Movenpick Hotel
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 43 fl 1996
  5. Grand Hyatt Cairo 5
    Grand Hyatt Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 41 fl 2002
  6. Nile City South Tower 6
    Nile City South Tower
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 34 fl 2003
  7. Nile City North Tower 7
    Nile City North Tower
    EgyptCairo
    142 m 34 fl 2002
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    8
    El Maadi Residential Tower 13
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
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    9
    El Maadi Residential Tower 14
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
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    10
    El Maadi Residential Tower 16
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
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    11
    El Maadi Residential Tower 15
    EgyptCairo
    140 m 42 fl 1987
  12. National Bank of Egypt Tower 12
    National Bank of Egypt Tower
    EgyptCairo
    135 m 33 fl 1986
  13. Cairo Plaza Building 13
    Cairo Plaza Building
    EgyptCairo
    135 m 33 fl 1986
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    14
    Al Fateh Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    130 m
  15. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza 15
    Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
    EgyptCairo
    127 m 31 fl 1999
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    16
    Rhoda Island Residences
    EgyptCairo
    118 m 39 fl
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    17
    El Nour Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    112 m
  18. Ramses Hilton 18
    Ramses Hilton
    EgyptCairo
    110 m 36 fl 1980
  19. Hilton World Trade Center Residences II 19
    Hilton World Trade Center Residences II
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 32 fl
  20. Hilton World Trade Center Residences I 20
    Hilton World Trade Center Residences I
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 32 fl
  21. Conrad Cairo 21
    Conrad Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 30 fl 1999
  22. Radio & Television Building 22
    Radio & Television Building
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 30 fl 1957
  23. Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah 23
    Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 27 fl 1984
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    24
    The Fairmont Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    100 m 25 fl 2007
  25. Safir Suites Hotel Zamalek 25
    Safir Suites Hotel Zamalek
    EgyptCairo
    96 m 30 fl
  26. Mohammad Ali Mosque 26
    Mohammad Ali Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    84 m 1857
  27. Sultan Hassan Mosque 27
    Sultan Hassan Mosque
    EgyptCairo
    82 m 1364
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    28
    Merryland Residential Towers
    EgyptCairo
    75 m 24 fl
  29. Semiramis InterContinental Hotel 29
    Semiramis InterContinental Hotel
    EgyptCairo
    32 fl 1988
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    30
    Cairo Marriott, North Tower
    EgyptCairo
    20 fl
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    31
    Cairo Marriott, South Tower
    EgyptCairo
    20 fl
  32. Cairo World Trade Center 32
    Cairo World Trade Center
    EgyptCairo
    19 fl
  33. Park Hyatt Cairo 33
    Park Hyatt Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    15 fl 1973
  34. Helnan Shepheard Hotel 34
    Helnan Shepheard Hotel
    EgyptCairo
    13 fl 1956
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    35
    Golden Tulip Flamenco Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    13 fl 1986
  36. Nile Hilton 36
    Nile Hilton
    EgyptCairo
    13 fl 1959
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    37
    InterContinental Citystars Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    11 fl
  38. JW Marriott Hotel Cairo 38
    JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
    EgyptCairo
    7 fl
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    39
    Stars Centre Shopping Mall
    EgyptCairo
    7 fl
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    40
    Holiday Inn Cairo Citystars
    EgyptCairo
    7 fl
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    41
    Abdeen Palace
    EgyptCairo
    2 fl 1863
  42. Cairo Opera House 42
    Cairo Opera House
    EgyptCairo
    1988
  43. Mosque of ar-Rifai 43
    Mosque of ar-Rifai
    EgyptCairo
    1912
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    44
    Abou Ghali Tower
    EgyptCairo
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    The Egyptian Museum
    EgyptCairo
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