CAIRO- EGYPT

Home of a great civilization and The

Hollywood of the Middle East

is the capital city of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is one of the largest in Africa,
the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world. is associated with ancient Egypt, as
the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its
geographical area. modern Cairo was founded in 969
Population: 7 million
Weather: Hot dessert, with frequents wind storm and sand storm
Sports: Football is the main sport activities in this city
Cairo A&B: The Cairo has a very limited gastronomic offer in terms of original islamic
or arabic cuisine, but like any tourist pole and as an impact of the mix, you can find in
this city any kind of international food and a high restaurant offer. But as for alcohol, it
is not something that you can find much in this city because of the custom and also
because it is a forbidden element. but hotels usually have such precious liquid.
Economy:
center of the Egyptian economy. Two thirds of the country's gross national product is
generated in the metropolitan area. Most of the country's commerce is generated from
here, including publishers, media, and film studios. Industrialization, which began in the
nineteenth century, grew rapidly after the revolution of 1952 and revolved mainly
around textiles and food processing. Other industries include the production of iron and
steel and consumer goods.

Today, the majority of the Cairo workforce is employed in the service sector. These
include government, financial services and commerce. The tourism industry is the main
source of income. Other income areas include arms sales, oil and Suez Canal rates.
Foreign aid from other countries is also an important source of income.

Touristic Attractions
Giza:
Egyptian Museum: is home to the most extensive collection of ancient
Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 136,000 items on display, with many more
hundreds of thousands in its basement storerooms. Among its most famous collections
on display are the finds from the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Cairo Tower: is a free-standing tower with a revolving restaurant at the top. It provides
a bird's eye view of Cairo to the restaurant patrons.
Old Cairo: This area of Cairo is so-named as it contains the remains of the ancient
Roman fortress of Babylon and also overlaps the original site of Fustat, the first Arab
settlement in Egypt (7th century AD) and the predecessor of later Cairo. The area is also
known as Coptic Cairo as it holds a high concentration of old Christian churches
including the Hanging Church, the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, and other
Christian or Coptic buildings, most of which are located over the site of the ancient
Roman fortress.
Islamic Cairo: Cairo holds one of the greatest concentrations of historical monuments
of Islamic architecture in the world. The areas around the old walled city and around the
Citadel are characterized by hundreds of mosques, tombs, madrasas, mansions,
caravanserais, and fortifications dating from the Islamic era and are often referred to as
"Islamic Cairo"
Khan El-Khalili: Khan el-Khalili is an ancient bazaar, or marketplace adjacent to the
Al-Hussein Mosque. It dates back to 1385, when Amir Jarkas el-Khalili built a large
caravanserai, or khan. (A caravanserai is a hotel for traders, and usually the focal point
for any surrounding area.) Today, the Khan el-Khalili is a major tourist attraction and
popular stop for tour groups.

History: From the end of the 9th century onwards, a succession of Arab rulers left their
mark on the country: Ibn Tulun built his royal city of el-Qatai and the Fatimids built the
walled city of el-Qahira, from which it takes its name Cairo. In the 13th century, the
Mamluks, a caste of soldiers of Turkish origin, seized power. They were later succeeded
by the Ottomans, by the French under Napoleon and finally by the British. The birth of
modern Cairo took place in 1863, when the ruler Ismail carried out the enlargement of
the capital along the Nile in the style of the great European cities. After the return of
sovereignty to the Egyptians in 1952, Cairo quickly became the capital of the Arab
world.