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Cairo (/ ˈ k aɪ r oʊ / ⓘ KY-roh; Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [el.qɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. [5]
Islamic Cairo (Arabic: قاهرة المعز, romanized: Qāhira al-Muʿizz, lit. 'Al-Mu'izz's Cairo'), or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo (القاهرة التاريخية al-Qāhira tārīkhiyya), refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19th century during Khedive Ismail's rule, namely ...
Al Qahirah may refer to: Cairo, the capital of Egypt, known in Arabic as Al Qahirah (القاهرة) Al Qahirah Governorate, a governorate of Egypt; Al-Qahirah, Hama, a village in Qalaat al-Madiq Subdistrict, Hama, Syria; Al-Qahira, Syria or al-Safa, a village in Ziyarah Subdistrict, Hama, Syria; An ancient name for Mars, the fourth planet from ...
Cairo Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القاهرة) is one of the 27 governorates of Egypt.It is formed of the city of Cairo, both the national capital of Egypt and the governorate's, in addition to five satellite cities: the New Administrative Capital - set to become the seat of national government, New Cairo, Shourok, Badr, Capital Gardens, and 15th of May.
The city was named al-Mu'izziyya al-Qahirah, the "Victorious City of al-Mu'izz", later simply called "al-Qahira", which gave us the modern name of Cairo. Although Jawhar was indeed important to the layout of Cairo, the Great Eastern Palace of Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah was drawn and designed by the hand of Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, himself.
New Cairo is jointly administered by the Ministry of Housing's New Urban Communities Authority through a subsidiary agency (gehaz al-Qahira al-Gadida), and the Cairo Governorate. Map of Eastern Area of Cairo showing New Cairo (al-Qahira al-Gadida) as three qisms. Note Shorouk and Badr new cities are one qism each.
At Al Qaeda, Ayman Zawahiri ... How Ayman Zawahiri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of Al Qaeda. LEE KEATH. August 1, 2022 at 9:48 PM. Ayman Zawahiri in Khost, Afghanistan, in 1998.
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.