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Cairo (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 04 37 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.0771 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 17 09 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.2859 decimal degrees |
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Note: Noted as the largest city in Africa; built by Arabs as military camp at Al-Fustat in 642; new part built by Fatimid dynasty 968; reached greatest prosperity as trade and cultural center 13th century; taken by Ottoman Turks 1517; held by French 1798-1801; evacuated by British in 1946. |
Names: |
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| Al Qāhirah (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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............ | meaning "Victorious" |
| Al-Qāhirah (C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Al-Qahirah (C,V)
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| Al Qahirah (C,V)
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| Caire, Le (C,O)
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| Cairo (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Le Caire (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Kairo (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| El Kahira (NA,V)
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| El Kahirah (NA,V)
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| El-Qâhira (NA,V)
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| Masr (NA,V)
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| Misr (NA,V)
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| القاهرة (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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| קהיר (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Al Kahira (H,V)
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............ | former transliteration |
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Cairo (governorate) (P) |
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Cairo (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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occupied by Romans 100 BCE; city founded by Arabs at Al-Fustat in 7th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| national capital (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Fāṭimid Caliphate .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [8711746] |
| capital of .... |
Mamluk Sultanate .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [6003667] |
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