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Cairo (/ ˈ k aɪ r oʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the city-state Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, home to 10 million people.
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Contents. hide. (Top) History. The foundation of Fustat and the early Islamic era. The founding of al-Qahira (Cairo) and the Fatimid period. Cairo's ascendance in the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. Cairo as a provincial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Cairo under Muhammad Ali Pasha and the Khedives.
- 523.66 ha (1,294.0 acres)
- 1979 (3rd Session)
- Cultural: (i), (v), (vi)
The town center of Cairo, seen from the Cairo tower. A map of Egypt. Cairo is the light green spot. 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. About 17,290,000 people live in its urban area.
- 969 CE
- Fatimid dynasty
Published in 20th century. Published in 21st century. External links. 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 . Prior to 19th century. Map of Cairo, 1170. 1st C. BCE – Babylon Fortress built (approximate date). 33 CE – Origins of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [1]
Roman Egypt [note 1] was an imperial province of the Roman Empire from 30 BC to AD 641. The province encompassed most of modern-day Egypt except for the Sinai. It was bordered by the provinces of Crete and Cyrenaica to the west and Judaea, later Arabia Petraea, to the East. Egypt was conquered by Roman forces in 30 BC and became a province of ...
Overview. Municipal divisions. Governors. Industrial zones. Projects and programs. See also. References. External links. Cairo Governorate. Coordinates: 30°02′N 31°13′E. Cairo Governorate ( Arabic: محافظة القاهرة) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt.
