Cairo

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Cairo is the Capital of Egypt and the largest of Egyptian cities in Africa in terms of area and population. A cosmopolitan city that blends charm of the east with a Mediterranean flavor which accommodates 26% of Egyptian population.

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Cairo, the " city of a thousand spires ". has a wealth of monuments, mosques, tombs, churches, forts, palaces and hotels representing over fifty centuries of civilisation. It is a melting pot where antiquities of pharaonic dynasties,

Graeco-Roman civilization, Christian and Islamic landmarks co-exist- A dynastic city proud of Us warm and friendly people known for their traditional hospitality. What mainly attracts the visitor in Cairo is that vital blend of a majestic past and a glorious present at top of the Mokattam hills extending on the Eastern bank of the Nile, where rises the Citadel of Salah Eldeen El-Ayoubi, towering and impressive. On the western bank of the Nile and on top of the Giza plateau rise the colossal pyramids and the mysterious Sphinx, the greatest tribute to Pharaonic art and thought. Between the Pyramids and the Citadel, there is modern Cairo with its network of roads. squares, gardens, clubs, amusement parks, luxurious hotels, skyscrapers and Cairo Tower rising 187 meters high. In the heart of Cairo, the Eternal River Nile flows gently from south to north. A Cairo visitor cannot miss sailing in a Nile felucca at sunset. Cairo, invites you to come and enjoy its beautiful all-your weather, and visits the immortal monuments and relics, especially the ancient pyramids, in Giza.

Pharaonis monuments: Egypt abounds in many pyramids brginning with the Giza pyramids. Abu Rawash pyramid, and extend southward along the western desert for 70 km. Ruins of Al Lahoun pyramid can be located near the Fayoum entrance.

The Obelisk at Mattariya: lent the Al Matarcia occupies the anc site on which was built Pharaonic city of Oun which the Greeks called Hcliopolis. The only Left monument of the antiquities of that city is the famous obelisk known as "Al-Matareia Obelisk". it is a granite obelisk, 25m high, which stands at the east of Cairo.

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