Some tips

Business hours in Cairo
Banks: 8:30am-2:30pm sun-thu
Govt offices: 8am-2pm sun-thu
Shops: 10am-10pm mon-sat

Telephone:
All regular phone numbers have an area code followed by eight digits
Egypt country code: 00 20
International access code: 00
Directory inquires in Cairo: 140/141
International directory inquires: 144
Ambulance: 123
Fire service: 180
Police/tourist police in Cairo: 122/126

Online converters:
1in = 2.45cm
1cm = 0.39in
1m = 3.3ft = 1.1yd
1ft = 0.3m
1km = 0.62miles
1mile = 1.6km

1kg = 2.2lb
1lb = 0.45kg
1g = 0.04oz
1oz = 28g

1 imperial gallon = 4.55L
1L=0.26 US gallons
1US gallon = 3.8L
1L= 0.22 imperial gallons
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