I wouldn't mind moving to Cairo Nice map. Exotic townies such as a coffee roaster and a spice merchant.
But somehow the city is left incomplete. No Shady around. No treasure hunts to be started. No factions to work your way up with. Is it meant to stay this way?
Yes, it is meant to stay this way. Cairo is different from other cities and has its own rules. No hunts, no factions and no Shady. At the beginning, there were even no apartments there, but they were added later.