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___ Satellite View and Map of Cairo (Al-Qāhirah), Egypt |
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Searchable Map and Satellite View of the City of Cairo using Google Earth DataSatellite View is showing Cairo, the national capital of Egypt,
it is the largest city in the Arab World and the center of the largest metropolitan area in whole Africa. Cairo is situated at Nile river in northeast of the country. The city was established in the tenth century on the remains of former capitals and has long been a center of political power and cultural life. Cairo is nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" because of the predominance of Islamic architecture. The City is home to Al-Azhar University an institution of higher learning (founded around 970), it is the world's second oldest surviving degree granting university. Located in Cairo is the oldest, largest and most famous film and music industries in the Arab World. The city has a population of almost 7 million inhabitants, about 16 million people live in its metropolitan area. Official language is Arabic. Have a look at the Pyramids in south west of Cairo. The Map shows a city map of Cairo with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to (-) find Cairo International Airport (IATA code: CAI) located in northeast. |
 Inside Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo. The mosque is associated with Azhar University, the chief centre of Arabic literature. |
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| Google Map: Searchable Map of the City of Cairo, Egypt.
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| Related Egypt Pages: Landmarks: Zoomable map/satellite view of Giza Pyramid and the Great Sphinx Most Famous LandmarksCities: Most populated cities of the worldCountry: Zoomable map/satellite view of Egypt Political Map of Egypt Egypt Country ProfileContinent: Map of Western Asia and the Middle East Map of AfricaExternal Links Cairo Official website of Cairo Governorate. Cairo International Airport Official airport website. Wikipedia: Cairo Wikipedia entry for Cairo. |
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