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Cairo/Ciaro (Arabic: a+l+q+a+h+r+tm translit: Qahirah), which means "The Vanquisher" or "The Triumphant", is the capital city of Egypt. While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in the Egyptian language it is typically called simply by the name of the country, Masr (Egypt). It has a metropolitan area population of officially about 15,200,000 million people.^citation needed Cairo is the Cairo is the seventh most populous metropolitan area in the world. Cairo is also the most populous metropolitan area and the most populous city in Africa. The city is located at 302' North, 3113' East (30.03333, 31.21667).

Central courtyard of Sultan Hassan mosque
  • . The only remaining monuments of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is the country's most famous tourist attraction.
  • Sphinx.
  • Egyptian Museum. The world's premier collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts.
  • Saqqara.
  • Memphis.
  • Citadel. A grand castle built by Salah Al-Din. Also parts of the water pipes (Majra Al-Oyouon) are still there, these pipes used to carry the water from the Nile River to the citadel.
  • Nile-meter South end of Rota island, Nile. Was used before Assuan dam was built and the level of the Nile was measured and therefore the tax rates for the farmers fixed.
  • Al-Azhar Mosque. One of the pillars of Islamic thought and home to the world's oldest university.
  • Ibn Tulun, close to Sayidna Zeinab. The oldest, and maybe most beautiful mosque in Cairo.
  • The Coptic Museum.
  • the "Hanging Church" (Church of the Virgin Mary), in Zabeleen Area (District of Manshiet Nasser) below Mokkatam Hills, not far away from the Citadel
  • the Al Rifai & Sultan Hassan mosques (19th C & highly decorated: 14th C & beautifully austere).

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