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Cairo's official name is Al-Qahira ("The Vanquisher"), although the name informally used by most Egyptians is "Misr" (Egyptian Arabic name for Egypt), from the original name of Egypt's first Arab capital Fustat, Misr al-Fustat, "City of the Tents."
Cairo is the capital of Egypt, and the largest city in Africa. It has a metropolitan area population of about 17,285 million people. Cairo is the sixteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world.

Old Cairo (now known as Islamic Cairo) was founded 641 CE on the banks of the Nile, near ancient Egyptian towns that have since been swallowed by the growth of the city. Today, Greater Cairo encompasses various historic towns and modern districts into one of the most populous cities in the world. A journey through Cairo is a virtual time travel: from the Pyramids, Saladin's Citadel, the Virgin Mary's Tree, the Sphinx, and ancient Heliopolis, to Al-Azhar, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-A'as, Saqqara, the Hanging Church, and the Cairo Tower.
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My first day in Cairo..
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Feb 18, 2008 - Mar 11, 2008
Paris, France -› Cairo, Egypt -› ...
Today is for me is to see the pyramids and visit the Egyptian Museum, visit to Egypt wouldn't be complete without seeing these great pyramids and mummies right?The filipino I met yesterday, Abet decided to come with me to Giza.  He's been there a few times but decided to tag along as well.  He told me his experience that he rode a horse going to the pyramids and it was painful on the legs and his back after.  I also remembered reading the blog of Jeremy (vulindlela) about his c...
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Cairo
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Jun 24, 2007 - Dec 22, 2007
I'm back in Cairo....what a journey. The day long snorkel trip in Hurghada was fantastical!  We were aboard a beautiful yaught and some some amazing coral!  We were warned not to touch the coral while snorkelling but not told why.  A few people quickly found out why when they accidentally brushed up on it.  It was fire coral.  One guy in particular had huge welts across his backside.  It was brutal.  Still, it was so amazing to see....probably the best snor...
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Waking up in Cairo
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Mar 01, 2008 - Mar 07, 2008
Cairo, Egypt -› Giza, Egypt -› ...
A business trip… what a strange word actually. I mean, I love a trip as much as any of you, and I don’t mind doing business either, but a combination of the two… Normally when I think of a business trip I think of getting drunk with my colleagues in between some boring presentations. This time however, there’s no colleagues with me. It is just me and my customer contact, and we’re here for a week to do the annual review and additional training of their helpdesk… in Cairo!   ...
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First Day In Cairo!
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Jan 16, 2008 - Jan 24, 2008
Cairo, Egypt -› Luxor, Egypt -› ...
In the second day we went to the Egyptian museum,the citadel,Al-Azhar park,then the girls met with my two freinds Anja and Basma...they went to the islamic cairo and see some mosques...and tried their first Shisha and egyptian drinks... then we left to luxor at 12am....
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