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Pretty amazing. On the books, Cairo has 11 million people. Most people think its closer to 20, and that, day to day, another 20 or so come in from outside for w

Pretty amazing. On the books, Cairo has 11 million people. Most people think its closer to 20, and that, day to day, another 20 or so come in from outside for work. I lived there on and off for a few years, and it's truly one of the most remarkable places in the world.

eru 16y ago
Day to day only 20 people on average and net come to Cairo? That would be just 7300 a year and nothing to write home about. (I guess it's more than that. By comparison, Istanbul grew by around a million people a year for a very short time in the 90s.)
- kloncks 16y ago
  Pretty sure the author of the comment meant 20 million
  - eru 16y ago
    Oh, I misread. I read another day another x people come permanently for the better job opportunities. And he was talking about commuters.