Outline of Cairo

Cairo

القاهرة
Cairo القاهرة
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	Coordinates: 30°2′40″N 31°14′9″E / 30.04444°N 31.23583°E

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cairo:

Flag of Cairo

Cairo –

General reference edit

Pronunciation: (English: /ˈkaɪroʊ/ KY-roh;[1] Arabic: القاهرة, romanized: al-Qāhirah, IPA: [ælˈqɑːhɪɾɑ] ;
Common English name(s): Cairo
Official English name(s): Cairo
Adjectival(s): Cairene
Demonym(s): Cairene

Geography of Cairo edit

Geography of Cairo

Cairo is:
- a city
  - capital of Egypt
Population of Cairo: 9,153,135
Area of Cairo: 606 km² (234 sq mi)

Location of Cairo edit

Cairo is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  - Africa (outline)
    - North Africa
    - Sahara Desert
      - Middle East
        Egypt (outline)
        Lower Egypt
        Cairo Governorate
        Greater Cairo
Time zone(s):
- Egypt Standard Time (UTC+02)
  - In Summer: Egypt Daylight Time (UTC+03)

Environment of Cairo edit

The Nile in Cairo. View of Gezira island

Islamic Cairo

Salah Salem, a main street in Heliopolis

Giza pyramid complex

Great Pyramid of Giza

Khafre Pyramid and the Great Sphinx of Giza

Pyramid of Menkaure

Great Sphinx of Giza

Cairo Citadel

Climate of Cairo

Natural geographic features of Cairo edit

Hills in Cairo
- Mokattam
Islands in Cairo
- Gezira
- Roda Island
Rivers in Cairo
- Nile
World Heritage Sites in Cairo
- Islamic Cairo

Areas of Cairo edit

Districts of Cairo edit

Neighbourhoods in Cairo edit

Abbassia

Locations in Cairo edit

Tourist attractions in Cairo
- Museums in Cairo
  - Egyptian Museum
- Shopping areas and markets
  - Qasaba of Radwan Bey
- World Heritage Sites in Cairo
  - Giza pyramid complex

Ancient monuments in Cairo edit

Bridges in Cairo edit

Monuments and memorials in Cairo edit

Museums and art galleries in Cairo edit

The Egyptian Museum

Interior of Egyptian Museum

Museums in Cairo

Palaces and villas in Cairo edit

The Baron Empain Palace

Interior of Al-Manyal Palace

Parks and gardens in Cairo edit

Tahrir Square in the early morning

Al-Azhar Park

Public squares in Cairo edit

Tahrir Square

Religious buildings in Cairo edit

Mosques in Cairo

Al-Hakim Mosque

Mosque of Muhammad Ali

The Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

Mosques in Cairo

Secular buildings in Cairo edit

Streets in Cairo edit

Muizz Street

Theatres in Cairo edit

Cairo Opera House

Towers in Cairo edit

Cairo Tower

Demographics of Cairo edit

Demographics of Cairo

Government and politics of Cairo edit

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Vladimir Putin at the Heliopolis Palace, 2015

Politics of Cairo

International relations of Cairo
- Twin towns and sister cities of Cairo

Law and order in Cairo edit

Law enforcement in Cairo
- Egyptian National Police

History of Cairo edit

Saladin rex Aegypti, from a 15th-century manuscript

Muhammad Ali Pasha, founder of modern Egypt

History of Cairo

History of Cairo, by period or event edit

Timeline of Cairo

Prehistory and origin of Cairo
- The Romans establish a fortress town on the east bank of the Nile river (1st century)
Medieval Cairo
- The town is conquered by the Muslims and the conquerors settle to the north of the Babylon Fortress, in an area that became known as Fustat (640 AD)
- The Fatimids found the city of Cairo in 969 as the new capital of the Fatimid caliphate in Egypt. The Caliph Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah gives Cairo its present name, al-Qāhiratu (The Victorious) (973)
- Egypt's capital moves from Fustat to Cairo (1168)
- Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, establishes the Ayyubid dynasty, based in Cairo (1174)
- The Mamluks seize control of Egypt and the city becomes capital of the Mamluk Sultanate (1250)
Cairo under the Ottoman rule
- Capture of Cairo. Cairo's political influence diminishes after the Ottomans supplant Mamluk power over Egypt (1517)
- Under the Ottomans, Cairo expands south and west from its center around the Citadel
Modern Cairo (1863–present)
- British invasion (1882)
- Egypt's independence (1922)
- Egyptian revolution of 1952
- Egyptian revolution of 2011
- Plans are announced for a yet-unnamed city to be built further east of New Cairo, intended to serve as the new capital of Egypt (2015)