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Madinaty, New Cairo, at sunset: the mosque, the square and families out in the evening

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Egypt

The country we know best. Residency routes, real monthly costs in Madinaty and New Cairo, Azhari and international schools, and on-the-ground support from our team.

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North AfricaMoroccoMuslim: 99%Capital: RabatLanguages: Arabic, AmazighCountry facts North AfricaAlgeriaMuslim: 99%Capital: AlgiersLanguages: Arabic, TamazightCountry facts North AfricaTunisiaMuslim: 99%Capital: TunisLanguages: ArabicCountry facts North AfricaLibyaMuslim: 96.6%Capital: TripoliLanguages: ArabicCountry facts North AfricaEgyptMuslim: 90%Capital: CairoLanguages: ArabicFull guide North AfricaSudanMuslim: MajorityCapital: KhartoumLanguages: Arabic, EnglishCountry facts West AfricaMauritaniaMuslim: 100%Capital: NouakchottLanguages: ArabicCountry facts West AfricaSenegalMuslim: 97.2%Capital: DakarLanguages: French, WolofCountry facts West AfricaGambiaMuslim: 96.4%Capital: BanjulLanguages: EnglishCountry facts West AfricaMaliMuslim: 93.9%Capital: BamakoLanguages: Bambara, FrenchCountry facts West AfricaNigerMuslim: 95.5%Capital: NiameyLanguages: Hausa, FrenchCountry facts West AfricaGuineaMuslim: 85.2%Capital: ConakryLanguages: FrenchCountry facts West AfricaSierra LeoneMuslim: 77.1%Capital: FreetownLanguages: EnglishCountry facts West AfricaBurkina FasoMuslim: 63.8%Capital: OuagadougouLanguages: Mooré, FrenchCountry facts Central AfricaChadMuslim: 52.1%Capital: N’DjamenaLanguages: Arabic, FrenchCountry facts East AfricaSomaliaMuslim: 99.9%Capital: MogadishuLanguages: Somali, ArabicCountry facts East AfricaDjiboutiMuslim: 94%Capital: DjiboutiLanguages: French, ArabicCountry facts East AfricaComorosMuslim: 98.1%Capital: MoroniLanguages: Comorian, Arabic, FrenchCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaSaudi ArabiaMuslim: MajorityCapital: RiyadhLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaYemenMuslim: 99.1%Capital: Sana’aLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaOmanMuslim: 85.9%Capital: MuscatLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaUnited Arab EmiratesMuslim: 74.5%Capital: Abu DhabiLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaQatarMuslim: 65.2%Capital: DohaLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaBahrainMuslim: 74.2%Capital: ManamaLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Arabian PeninsulaKuwaitMuslim: 74.6%Capital: Kuwait CityLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Middle EastIraqMuslim: 95–98%Capital: BaghdadLanguages: Arabic, KurdishCountry facts Middle EastJordanMuslim: 97.1%Capital: AmmanLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Middle EastSyriaMuslim: 87%Capital: DamascusLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Middle EastLebanonMuslim: 67.8%Capital: BeirutLanguages: ArabicCountry facts Middle EastIranMuslim: 98.5%Capital: TehranLanguages: PersianCountry facts Middle East and EuropeTurkeyMuslim: 99.8%Capital: AnkaraLanguages: TurkishCountry facts BalkansAlbaniaMuslim: 56.7%Capital: TiranaLanguages: AlbanianCountry facts BalkansKosovoMuslim: 95.6%Capital: PristinaLanguages: Albanian, SerbianCountry facts BalkansBosnia and HerzegovinaMuslim: 50.7%Capital: SarajevoLanguages: Bosnian, Croatian, SerbianCountry facts CaucasusAzerbaijanMuslim: 97.3%Capital: BakuLanguages: AzerbaijaniCountry facts Central AsiaKazakhstanMuslim: 69.3%Capital: AstanaLanguages: Kazakh, RussianCountry facts Central AsiaUzbekistanMuslim: 88%Capital: TashkentLanguages: UzbekCountry facts Central AsiaTurkmenistanMuslim: 93%Capital: AshgabatLanguages: TurkmenCountry facts Central AsiaKyrgyzstanMuslim: 90%Capital: BishkekLanguages: Kyrgyz, RussianCountry facts Central AsiaTajikistanMuslim: 98%Capital: DushanbeLanguages: TajikCountry facts South AsiaAfghanistanMuslim: 99.7%Capital: KabulLanguages: Pashto, DariCountry facts South AsiaPakistanMuslim: 96.4%Capital: IslamabadLanguages: Urdu, EnglishCountry facts South AsiaBangladeshMuslim: 91%Capital: DhakaLanguages: BengaliCountry facts South AsiaMaldivesMuslim: MajorityCapital: MaléLanguages: DhivehiCountry facts Southeast AsiaMalaysiaMuslim: 63.5%Capital: Kuala LumpurLanguages: MalayCountry facts Southeast AsiaIndonesiaMuslim: 87.4%Capital: JakartaLanguages: IndonesianCountry facts Southeast AsiaBruneiMuslim: 82.1%Capital: Bandar Seri BegawanLanguages: MalayCountry facts

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