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- Country: Egypt
- Governor: Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir
- Language Spoken: Arabic
- Population: 7,500,000 (2006) Demographia: Cairo Urban Area...
- Currency: Egyptian pound
- Country code: +20
- City code: 2
- Time zone: (EET)
- Airport code: CAI (Cairo International)
- Climate: Warm or Hot in day and cool at nights, two seasons hot summer and mild winter.
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Cairo, meaning the vanquiser in Arabic, is the capital and largest city in Egypt. The city was founded in the year 969 AD and throughout its existence has been the center of Egyptian activity. It's located on the Nile River and is slightly west of the Giza desert. Of the 80 million or more people that live in Egypt, over a quarter reside in this massive city.
On Sunday, February 22, 2009, two explosions shook Khan El-Khalili, Cairo's 600-year-old bazaar, killing a young woman and injuring 20 others, mostly french. Tourists, locals and merchants were left puzzling over the details. Some witnesses thought bombs had been left under a bench, but ministry officials say two bombs were dropped from the roof of the Hussein Hotel. The marketplace is a popular place for locals and tourists alike to shop, eat and be entertained, but with the current state of the global economy, shop owners are now afraid the attack will scare people away.
Places to Visit
Most visitors, come to see the 136,000 artifacts that are found in one of the many Cairo museums or they make way to the ancient shopping area, Khan El-Khalili, which is said to be one of the most entertaining places to visit. Another attraction not to be missed is the Cairo Tower, a free standing TV tower, which is 187 meters high and built of solid concrete.
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Cairo on Amazon
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Cairo: The Practical Guide Maps - $12.95
Updated and expanded for 2008, Cairo: The Practical Guide Maps includes all the principal areas of metropolitan Cairo and Giza, including for the first time the major developing di...Amazon
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The Pop Rose of Cairo - $21.98
From a concert in France, to London, to the hubbub of Cairo, this film uses myriad fragments and scenes to compose a personal musical portrait of the great songstress of the sands,...Amazon
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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies - $24.98
A box-office sensation in France, comic star Jean Dujardin stars as secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, a.k.a. OSS 117 who in the tradition of Maxwell Smart and Inspector Clo...Amazon
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The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street (Everyman's Library) - $32.00
Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent epic trilogy of colonial Egypt appears here in one volume for the first time. The Nobel Prize—winning writer's masterwork is the engrossing...Amazon
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Tommy Bahama Men's Cairo Woven Slip-On,Hemp,10 M US - $239.95
Cultivate a worldy look with these earthy Cairo casuals by Tommy Bahama. Smooth softly distressed leather upper in a casual slip-on loafer style with a round open toe. All-over i...Amazon
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Anyone know where I can download today's Obama Cairo Speech? Really would like to keep it in my media library. 2 AnswersYou can download from YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... read more -
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