Cairo
Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة; transliterated: al-Qāhirah) is the capital city of Egypt (and previously the United Arab Republic) and has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15.2 million people. Cairo is the thirteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/cntry_files.html
Further reading
- Artemis Cooper, Cairo in the War, 1939-1945, Hamish Hamilton, 1989 / Penguin Book, 1995. ISBN 0140247815 (Pbk)
- André Raymond, Cairo, trans. Willard Wood. Harvard University Press, 2000.
- Max Rodenbeck, Cairo – the City Victorious, Picador, 1998. ISBN 0330337092 (Hbk) ISBN 0330337106 (Pbk)
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| ► | Geography |
| ► | History |
| ► | Transportation |
| ► | Buildings and constructions |
| ► | Cairo in art, literature and music |
| ► | Famous Cairenes |
| ► | Town twinning/Sister cities |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Further reading |
| ► | External links |
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