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Alexandria - Cairo (including the Pyramids) - Egypt reference - Egyptian Arabic phrasebook

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Time

The local time in Alexandria, Egypt is currently 15:05. (purge)

sunrise

Alexandria's Daylight saving time zone (currently) is UTC + 3 hours (UTC+3).

Alexandria's standard time zone is UTC + 2 hours (UTC+2).


Sunrise and sunset times

throught middle july and Converance

sunrise

6:09 A.m CRT 9:09 A.m GMT

sunset

8:09 P.M CRT 11:09 P.M GMT


Business hours

government work begins at 8 A.M(CRT) and finishs at 2 P.M (CRT). The weekend on Friday and sometimes on Sunday. The superMarket usually opens all days.

At 18 july that will be Friday and this is weekend.