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cairo - the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
		Al Qahira, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt
		arab republic of egypt, united arab republic, egypt a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
cairo - a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

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The modern capital of Egypt, partially built by the Saracens in 969; it is surrounded by stone walls which are surmounted with antique battlements; taken by the Turks from the Egyptian sultans, 1517; taken by the French under Napoleon Bonaparte; they entered the city July 23, 1798; captured by the British and Turks, when 6000 French capitulated, June 27, 1801; massacre of the Mamelukes, March 1, 1811.

Cairo (Arabic:القاهرة, this is usually transliterated as Al-Qāhirah) is a city in Egypt. The city name can be translated as "the one who won". The city is the capital and largest city in Egypt. It has a population of 7.7 million people who live there. About 15.2 million people live in its urban area. This makes it the biggest city of the Arab World. It also is the city with the biggest urban area, by number of people, in Africa. The next-biggest city is Lagos, Nigeria. People from Cairo are called 'Cairenes'.

The city is located on the Nile River. The great pyramids of Giza are located just outside of the city.

Cairo is an important economic centre in not only Egypt, but also the Middle East and Africa.

Alexandria, Egypt used to be the largest city in Egypt. It had been for many years before Cairo, an old military base for Egypt, became a city.