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Cairo is the capital of Egypt and built on both sides of the River Nile. Cairo is a historical city and a thriving metropolis. Midan Tahrir is the central area of Cairo is Garden City an upmarket suburb close to the city centre and Midan Ramses the area around the railway station.
Egypt, as everyone says, Mother of the World "Um El-Donya". It's a very beautiful and historical country.
The capital city of Egypt is Cairo! The official name is Al-Qahira. It’s one of the largest cities in Africa as well as Middle East and it’s the thirteenth biggest city of the world. Cairo is located on the banks of the Nile River in the North of Egypt.
Cairo becamse famous with the history that is shown in the Islamic City and Old Cairo and for the Pharoanic monuments and their history.
You must visit the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx to see the history. And many of the monuments found are located in the Egyptian Musuem.
If you go to the Egyptian Museum before going to the sites and , it will help more to find your way around and have a better understanding of the Egyptian history.
Cairo still holds on to their old traditions but that doesn't stop it from being a modern and opened society.
There are many activities to do and lot of ideas for entertainment as well. You have many places to go and have fun in the open air, lots of outdoors activities and nothing better than the night life in Egypt.
Islamic Cairo consists of the Citadel, Khan el Khalili; mosques and medieval architecture. Old Cairo which includes Coptic Cairo and Fustat is in the southern part of Cairo. Gezira is on the southern part of the main island in the Nile; Zamalek is in the northern part of the main Nile island. Giza is on the way to the pyramids. Heliopolis and Nasr City are residential areas close to Cairo International Airport.
To find Cairo information use the search engine to the left, or the cairo site map.
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