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Cairo (/ ˈkaɪroʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized:al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ (ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people. [ 6 ]
The historic monuments of Cairo have been listed in several iterations dating back to the late nineteenth century that were produced by the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe (Arabic: لجنت حفظ الاثار العربية, romanized: Lajnat ḥifẓ al-athār al-ʿarabiyya) which was succeeded by the Egyptian Antiquities Organization (which is now the Supreme Council ...
52,366 ha. Old Cairo (Arabic: مصر القديمة, romanized: Miṣr al-Qadīma, Egyptian pronunciation: Maṣr El-ʾAdīma) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a Roman -era fortress, the Christian settlement of Coptic Cairo, and the Muslim-era settlements pre-dating the founding of Cairo proper in 969 AD.
The Greater Cairo (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 [ b ] and Giza in the Giza Governorate, and the city Shubra El Kheima in Qalyubia Governorate. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Its definition can be ...
Geography of Egypt. The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia. Egypt has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea, the River Nile, and the Red Sea. Egypt borders Libya to the west, Israel to the east and Sudan to the south. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km 2 (387,050 sq mi).
List of towns and villages in Egypt. Subdivisions of Egypt. Geography of Egypt. Climate of Egypt. List of historical capitals of Egypt. List of urban areas in Africa by population. List of largest cities in the Arab world. Lists of cities in Asia.
Map of Cairo, 1170. 1st C. BCE – Babylon Fortress built (approximate date). 33 CE – Origins of the Coptic Orthodox Church. [1] 4th–5th C. CE – Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga) built. 6th C. – Church of Saint Menas established. 642 – Mosque of Amr ibn al-As built. 873 – Ahmad ibn Tulun founds El-Katai. [1]
The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as theQarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized:al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), [ 1 ] is a series of vast Islamic -era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt. They extend to the north and to the south of the Cairo Citadel, below the Mokattam Hills and outside the ...