Where is Cairo Located?
Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and the largest city of Africa. Initiallythe Cairo is founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th Century. ThereforeCairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt because of the proximity to the ancient cities of MemphisGizaand Fustat. These ancient cities were the nearby the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza.
Interestinglythe nickname of city is "The City of a Thousand Minarets," this name is given because of predominance of Islamic architecture. Furthermorethe city's original name is "Al-Qahira" in Arabic but the Europeans altered the name 'Cairo'.
Capital city Cairo homes many international headquarters of organizationsbusinessesand media. The climate type of city is largely of Desert. Howeverthe Desert climate did not stop the development of the city. In today's timecity is quite developed and also having advanced infrastructure.
Interesting Facts about Cairo
Country: Egypt
Governorate: Cairo
Location: north-east
Area (metro): 86.369 km2
Time zone: UTC+2
Climate: Desert
