Cairo, the Jewel of the Orient, the City of the Thousand Minarets, and the Melting Pot of Ancient and Modern Egyptian Civilizations
Cairo - the Triumphant City - is the glorious capital of Egypt,
the cradle of civilization and the beacon of religion. It is the largest city in the Middle East and Africa and lies at the centre
of all routes leading to, and from the three continents: Asia, Africa
and Europe.
Greater Cairo extends on the banks of the River Nile to the south of its delta. Here the
Nile divides into its two distributaries: Rosetta and Damietta. It is the city where past
and present meet. On its east side stands the evidence of 2000 years of Islamic, Christian Coptic, and Jewish culture still
flourishing to this day. On its west side lies the Ancient Egyptian city of Memphis (Giza), the
renowned capital of the Old Kingdom and the site of the Pyramids,
the only wonder surviving of the Seven Wonders of the
World. Indeed, a journey through Cairo is a journey through time... A journey through
the history of an immortal civilization.
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Other Cairos Around the World
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