Cairo

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The city is known as the "mother world" or "city of victory". What amazes Cairo is the best mix of new and old, from ancient times to the medieval and modern finishing, from businessmen in suits, the locals dressed in traditional costumes. Its historic buildings are hidden from crowded neighborhoods. But nevertheless it is an exotic destination that does not allow any doubt about the election.

Experience culture shock is part of Cairo, and sometimes this can be tedious. But as they say in "A thousand stories a" - "He who has not seen Cairo has not seen the world at all."

Most of the town is located on the east side of the Nile. Visitors often feel more comfortable in the city's Western District, Liberation Square (Midan Tahrir). It is a center of transport, apart from the Nile by the massive Nile Hilton Hotel. Here there is the main attraction of the city, the Egyptian Museum. Opposite the island is the center to the south island of Gezira and Roda.

Pyramids of Giza is on the west bank of the river, 18 km from the center. Old Cairo lies south of downtown, while Islamic Cairo occupies a large area to the east. The city grew rapidly, both in population as well as geographical area, extending from the outskirts and suburbs, especially the Eastern Desert. In the north-east of downtown, near the airport, the districts are Sheraton, Heliopolis, Maadi and Zamalk, which house many treasures of Cairo (Presidential Palace), while to the west, middle-class suburbs have expanded dijn Giza until near the pyramids.

Although Cairo today is the capital and largest city of Egypt with 18 million inhabitants, this position is relatively recent in Egyptian history. The city did not exist when they built the pyramids at Giza. Back then, the city of Memphis, 24km to the south, was the capital of the pharaohs. Cairo was not founded until the Romans rebuilt an old Persian fortress along the Nile River in 116, which was later known as Babylon - in - Egypt, Old Cairo district today.

From the late ninth century until today, some Arab leaders have made their mark on the city: Ibn Tulun built his royal city-Qatai, Fatimidii built fortified town of el-Qahira, hence the name of Cairo. In the thirteenth century, Mameluks, a caste of Turkish slave-soldiers, came to power. Birth of the modern city took place in 1863, when ruler Ismail expanded the city on the banks of the Nile, in big European cities. After the country is back under Egyptian leadership in 1952, came out in front of Cairo as the capital city of the Arab world.

Cairo is also called "City of 100 minarets, exotic horizon, the domes and minarets gratiuase throwing a magic wave of reality metropolis. Most visitors come to see the pyramids at Giza, the treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb and other wonders that are in the Egyptian Museum, and to shop in Khan al-Khalili market. There is here a lot of mosques, Coptic churches, smaller museums and winding streets, waiting to be explored.

During the summer temperatures soar to 38 ° C, while low humidity is some consolation. The best time is between March and April. In January and February, torrential rains occasionally occur.

Zamalik district can be found in numerous antique shops, jewelry, home decoration. Another point of interest in Cairo from Cairo Tower, 187 feet high that offers a wonderful view over the city.

Cairo | The city is known as the "mother world" or "city of victory". What amazes Cairo is the best mix of new and old, from ancient times to the medieval and modern finishing, from businessmen in suits, the locals dressed in traditional costumes

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