<P> Cairo ( / ˈkaɪroʊ / KYE - roh ; Arabic : القاهرة ‎ ‎ al - Qāhirah , pronunciation ( help info ) , Coptic : ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ Kahire ) is the capital and largest city of Egypt . The city 's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world , and the 15th - largest in the world , and is associated with ancient Egypt , as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area . Located near the Nile Delta , modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty , but the land composing the present - day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo . Cairo has long been a center of the region 's political and cultural life , and is titled `` the city of a thousand minarets '' for its preponderance of Islamic architecture . Cairo is considered a World City with a `` Beta + '' classification according to GaWC . </P>
<P> Cairo ( / ˈkaɪroʊ / KYE - roh ; Arabic : القاهرة ‎ ‎ al - Qāhirah , pronunciation ( help info ) , Coptic : ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ Kahire ) is the capital and largest city of Egypt . The city 's metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world , and the 15th - largest in the world , and is associated with ancient Egypt , as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area . Located near the Nile Delta , modern Cairo was founded in 969 CE by the Fatimid dynasty , but the land composing the present - day city was the site of ancient national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo . Cairo has long been a center of the region 's political and cultural life , and is titled `` the city of a thousand minarets '' for its preponderance of Islamic architecture . Cairo is considered a World City with a `` Beta + '' classification according to GaWC . </P>
cairo is situated on the bank of which river
cairo is situated on the bank of which river
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