Fun facts about Cairo
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The name of Cairo is derived from the Arabic al-Qāhirah, meaning 'the Vanquisher' or 'the Conqueror'.
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East.
From the “Etymology” section
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Cairo's oldest extant churches, such as the Church of Saint Barbara, are located inside the fortress walls in what is now known as Old Cairo.
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East.
From the “History” section
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The Nilometer, built on Roda Island near Fustat in 861, is the oldest preserved Islamic-era structure in Cairo today.
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East.
From the “History” section
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Cairo's population more than tripled from 347,000 to 1.3 million between 1882 and 1937.
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Cairo's Tahrir Square was the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak.
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0