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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CairoCairo - Wikipedia

    Cairo (/ ˈ k aɪ r oʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

  2. de.wikipedia.org › wiki › KairoKairoWikipedia

    Kairo ( arabisch القاهرة, DMG al-Qāhira ‚die Starke‘ oder ‚die Eroberin‘, [1] wahrscheinlich nach dem Mars, arabisch القاهر, DMG al-Qāhir, benannt) ist die Hauptstadt Ägyptens und die größte Stadt der arabischen Welt. Sie wurde 969 von dem fatimidischen Feldherrn Dschauhar as-Siqillī gegründet. Von Ägyptern wird die ...

  3. 6 days ago · Cairo, city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Founded by the Fatimids in the 10th century, the city lies on the banks of the Nile near ancient Memphis. In modern times it has become a major center of higher education and a cultural capital of the Middle East.

  4. Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة, usually transliterated as Al-Qāhirah) is the capital and largest city in Egypt. The city name can be translated as the one who won . Cairo has 7,947,121 people.

  5. On the Nile river, Cairo is famous for its own history, preserved in the fabulous medieval Islamic city and Coptic sites in Old Cairo — with historic Cairo inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

  6. www.wikiwand.com › en › CairoCairo - Wikiwand

    Oct 6, 2018 · Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

  7. Timeline of Cairo. Coordinates: 30°3′29″N 31°13′44″E. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Cairo, Egypt .

  8. The Greater Cairo Region (GCR; Arabic: القاهرة الكبرى, romanized: Al-Qāhira al-Kubrā) is a metropolitan area centered around Cairo, Egypt. It comprises the entirety of the Cairo Governorate, the cities of Imbaba and Giza in the Giza Governorate, and the city Shubra El Kheima in Qalyubia Governorate.

  9. The name "Islamic" Cairo refers not to a greater prominence of Muslims in the area but rather to the city's rich history and heritage since its foundation in the early period of Islam, while distinguishing it from with the nearby Ancient Egyptian sites of Giza and Memphis.

  10. Culture of Cairo. Modern architecture of Cairo. Cairo Opera House, a landmark in the cultural landscape of Egypt and the Middle East. On the Way between Old and New Cairo, Citadel Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and Tombs of the Mamelukes (1872) by Louis Comfort Tiffany, Brooklyn Museum.

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