Zoo
Giza Zoo
🇪🇬 Egypt
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Egypt 5 spp. present
The Giza Zoo (Egyptian Arabic: حديقة حيوان الجيزه, romanized: Ḥadīqat Ḥaywān Al-Gīzah) is a zoological garden in Giza, Egypt. It is one of the few green areas in the city, and includes Giza's largest park. The zoo covers about 80 acres (32 ha), and is home to many endangered species, as well as a selection of endemic fauna. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
30.025° N 31.214° E
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Tourism
High
Species present
5
speciesOpened
1891
Size
Large
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🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Giza Zoo?
Cairo, Egypt
Giza Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Cairo, Egypt. Its coordinates are 30.025° N, 31.214° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Kiskunság National Park, about 2,132 km away.
What animals can you see at Giza Zoo?
5 species
Citizen-science photos record 5 species at Giza Zoo, including Great White Pelican, Griffon Vulture, Long-nosed Fur Seal, Fallow Deer and Grivet. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Giza Zoo in the wild?
Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Giza Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Griffon Vulture (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Picos de Europa National Park) and Long-nosed Fur Seal (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Fiordland National Park).
When did Giza Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1891, 33 ha
Giza Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Cairo, Egypt, opened in 1891 and covers about 33 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 5 species are photographed there.
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