Is Hihyā safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Hihyā safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hihyā scores 56/100 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.
Hihyā scores 56/100 (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 Hihyā: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (69/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Ash Sharqīyah (30.6687° N, 31.5904° E), Hihyā sits 77.3 km SSW from Cairo at 14 m elevation.
Ash Sharqīyah
30.6687° N, 31.5904° E
14 m
Africa/Cairo
66,702
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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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