Cairo[b] is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. [5] It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab …

2 days ago · Cairo, city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Founded by the Fatimids in the 10th century, the city lies on the banks of the Nile near ancient Memphis.

Cairo became the capital of Egypt in 969 CE when the Fatimid dynasty established it as the seat of their new caliphate. The Fatimids were a Shia Islamic dynasty that originated in North …

Oct 4, 2017 · Cairo is Egypt’s capital city and also the most populous city in the country. The city is located in Lower Egypt which is a section of Egypt encompassing the fertile Nile delta and …

Cairo[b] is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. [4] It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab …

Jun 2, 2019 · Cairo, Egypt’s capital, is the largest city in the Arab world and one of the largest cities in Africa. Located along the banks of the Nile River, Cairo has been a center of political, …

May 14, 2025 · Cairo is the capital of the North African country Egypt. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest in Africa. Cairo is very densely populated and is the center of …

Cairo (Arabic: al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt. Cairo is the 16th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 15.2 million people.

Egypt was an early and important centre of Christianity, later adopting Islam from the seventh century onwards. Alexandria, Egypt's former capital and currently second largest city, was a …