🇪🇬 Egypt

Castles near Cairo

7 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.

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The closest is Abdeen Palace, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Babylon Fortress — #266 of 5,479 worldwide — 4 km south.

Every one of them stands in Egypt — the country page shows the full national picture.

Within 25 km of Cairo

Babylon Fortress
4 km south · Fortress · #266 worldwide
Babylon Fortress is an ancient Roman fortress on the eastern bank of the Nile Delta, located in the area known today as Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo.
Abdeen Palace
1 km east · Palace & château · #278 worldwide
Abdeen District is the home of Abdeen Palace, a 19th-century Cairo palace built by Khedive Ismail and served as the Egyptian royal household's…
Baron Empain Palace
10 km north-east · Palace & château
The Baron Empain Palace, also known as Le Palais Hindou, is a distinctive and historic mansion in Heliopolis, a suburb northeast of central Cairo,…
Heliopolis Palace
9 km north-east · Palace & château
The Heliopolis Palace is one of the five Egyptian presidential palaces and residences, the others being Abdeen Palace, Koubbeh Palace, Montaza Palace…
Manial Palace and Museum
2 km south · Palace & château
The Manial Palace and Museum is a former Alawiyya dynasty era palace and grounds on Rhoda Island on the Nile.
Al-Gawhara Palace
3 km south-east · Palace & château
Al-Gawhara Palace, also known as Bijou Palace, is a palace and museum in Cairo, Egypt.
Gezirah Palace
2 km north-west · Palace & château
The Gezirah Palace was one of the Egyptian royal palaces of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty.

Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q85.

Frequently asked questions

How many castles are near Cairo?

The Castlemap atlas maps 7 landmarks (1 fortress · 6 palaces & châteaux) within 100 km of the centre of Cairo, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.

What is the closest castle to Cairo?

Abdeen Palace, a palace 1 km east of the city centre.

What is the most famous castle near Cairo?

Babylon Fortress, ranked #266 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 4 km south from Cairo.