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Urban Growth A Nile River Delta, Egypt story

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Description

Cairo, shown as the large gray expanse in these images, increased in population from 1.5 million to 6 million between 1947 and 1986. Its 2019 population was estimated to be almost 17 million. Urban expansion is also noticeable in the other parts of the delta, as indicated by the increased size of the smaller urban areas surrounding Cairo.

So, where are the Great Pyramids? They are visible, but Landsat's 30-meter resolution is not designed to show that much detail.

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Aug. 31, 1972, Landsat 1 (path/row 190/39) — Cairo, Egypt

Aug. 31, 1972, Landsat 1 (path/row 190/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 18 and 27, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 18 and 27, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 23 and 30, 2003, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 23 and 30, 2003, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

Aug. 3 and 10, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

Aug. 3 and 10, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 26 and Aug. 4, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

July 26 and Aug. 4, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

Aug. 31, 1972, Landsat 1 (path/row 190/39) — Cairo, Egypt
July 18 and 27, 1987, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt
July 23 and 30, 2003, Landsat 5 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt
Aug. 3 and 10, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt
July 26 and Aug. 4, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 176,177/39) — Cairo, Egypt

Nile River Delta, Egypt Additional Imagery & Stories

Agriculture
Agriculture

The area of vegetation just outside the delta northwest of Cairo is new agricultural development, with some of the crops irrigated through center-pivo...

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