Visitor Attractions in Cairo - Cairo, Gates of Cairo, Al-Hakim Mosque, Tahrir Square, Qasr Al-Ayn Street, Qalawun Complex (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Cairo, Gates of Cairo, Al-Hakim Mosque, Tahrir Square, Qasr al-Ayn Street, Qalawun complex, Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, Madrasa of Sarghatmish, Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo Citadel, Bab Zuweila, Al-Azhar Park, Mosque of Muhammad Ali, Child Museum, Gayer-Anderson Museum, Qasr al-Nil Bridge, Cairo Tower, Coptic Museum, Abdeen Palace, Muizz Street, Khan el-Khalili, Manial Palace and Museum, Aqmar Mosque, Koubbeh Palace, List of mosques in Cairo, Unknown Soldier Memorial, Sahara Khan, Emir Qurqumas Complex, Yacoubian Building, Bab al-Nasr, Cairo, Tomb of Salar and Sangar-al-Gawli, Helwan wax museum, Saliba Street, Om Kalthoum Museum. Excerpt: Cairo ( -roh; Arabic: ), literally "The Vanquisher" or "The Conqueror," is the capital of Egypt and the second largest city in the Muslim World, the Arab world and Africa and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life. Cairo was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in the 10th century AD.; but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt due to its proximity to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are nearby to the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza. Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Ma r (Arabic: ), the Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city's continued role in Egyptian influence. Cairo has the oldest and largest film and music industries in the Arab World, as well as the world's second-oldest institution of higher learning, al-Azhar University. Many international media, businesses, and organizations have regional headquarters in th...