Is Maţāy safe? Egypt travel risk
Is Maţāy safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Maţāy scores 55/100 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.
Maţāy scores 55/100 (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 Maţāy: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (69/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Egypt travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 28.4189° N, 30.7792° E in Al Minyā, Maţāy maintains a regional distance of 186.1 km NNE to Cairo.
Al Minyā
28.4189° N, 30.7792° E
38 m
Africa/Cairo
46,903
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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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