Is Damanhūr safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Damanhūr safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Damanhūr scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Egypt Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Jul 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Aug 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Damanhūr scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Egypt (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Damanhūr: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (69/100) and health and medical access (58/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Al Buḩayrah at 31.0500° N, 30.4667° E (elevation 9 m), Damanhūr lies 133.9 km SE of Cairo. Time zone: Africa/Cairo.
Al Buḩayrah
31.0500° N, 30.4667° E
9 m
Africa/Cairo
244,043
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Egypt
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Egypt travel advice & laws.
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