What is the capital of Egypt?

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RSA

Cairo, Le Caire, (Al Kahira)

scra99y

Cairo

humanethos

Cairo is the capital of Egypt. Check out the link below to read more.

mady

CAIRO of course

Cham G

Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة‎ translit: al-Qāhirah, transl. 'victorious') is the capital city of Egypt (previously the United Arab Republic). It has a metropolitan area population of approximately 15.2 million people, the largest in Africa. There are, however, millions of homeless and undocumented citizens. With these factored in, some population estimates reach as high as 25 million people. Cairo is the sixteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world (the 10th according to 2004 statistics). The city is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [1]

While al-Qāhirah is the official name of the city, in local speech it is typically called simply by the name of the country, Mişr (Arabic, مصر) pronounced Maşr in the local dialect.

The name Al-Qahirah literally means "The Subduer," though it's often translated as "The Victorious." The origin of the name is said to come from the appearance of the planet Mars during the founding of the city. The planet Mars, associated with destruction was called "Al Najm Al Qahir" in Arabic, from which the name of the city was derived. However the legacy of the name evolved into the title "Qahirat Al Adaa" meaning "subduer of the enemies". This title was given to the city as many armies were destroyed in attempts to invade Cairo or defeated elsewhere by troops sent from Cairo (Mongols, Crusaders & Ottomans are examples.)

Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in the north of Egypt, immediately south of the point where the river leaves its desert-bound valley and breaks into two branches into the low-lying Nile Delta region.

The oldest part of the city is somewhat east of the river. There, the city gradually spreads west, engulfing the agricultural lands next to the Nile. These western areas, built on the model of Paris by Ismail the Magnificent in the mid-19th century, are marked by wide boulevards, public gardens, and open spaces.

Map of Egypt showing Cairo in the northThe older eastern section of the city is very different: having grown up haphazardly over the centuries it is filled with small lanes and crowded tenaments. While western Cairo is dominated by the government buildings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with hundreds of ancient mosques that act as landmarks.

Cairo is a rapidly expanding city which has lead to many environmental problems. There are over 2,000,000 cars on the streets of Cairo, 60% of which are over 10 years old so lack modern emission cutting features like catalytic converters. Cairo also has many unregistered lead and copper smelters which heavily pollute the city. The results of this has been a permanent haze over the city with particulate matter in the air reaching over three times normal levels. It is estimated that 10,000 to 25,000 people a year in Cairo die due to air pollution-related diseases. It is also estimated that the high lead content of the air can reduce a child's IQ on average by 4 points. In 1995, the first environmental acts were introduced and the situation has seen some improvement with 36 air monitoring stations and emissions tests on cars. 20,000 buses have also been commissioned to the city to improve congestion levels, which are very high.

The city also suffers from a level of land pollution. Cairo produces 10,000 tonnes of rubbish each day, 4,000 tonnes of which is not collected or managed. This once again is a huge health hazard and the Egyptian Government is looking for ways to combat this. The Cairo Cleaning and Beautification Agency was founded to collect and recycle the rubbish; however, they also work with the Zabeleen, a Christian community that has been collecting and recycling Cairo's rubbish since the turn of the 20th century [3]. Both are working together to pick up as much rubbish as possible within the city limits, though it remains a pressing problem.

The city also suffers from water pollution as the sewer system tends to fail and overflow. On occasion, sewage has escaped onto streets once again creating a health hazard. This problem is hoped to be solved by a new sewer system, which could cope with the demand of the city.

shiraz

Cairo,(Al Qahirah)

Egyption

cairo in arabic القاهرة

Hi y´all !

Cairo.

Shruti

you lost 5 points for asking that dumb question...should have opened up an atlas...dumbo!!!

DeweyHafta

CAIRO. DUH

emadebrahem

zizo_black

i am an egyptian
the old one is alexandria

but now is cairo

emi_mostafa

cairo
oh !!ur name is ahmed than u r an arab
HOW DONT U KNOW???!!!!!!!!!!!

Careful Reader

Cairo
Does this make me win the $1,000,000?

360sameh

So let me guess.
You name is Ahmed, you are Arab if not Egyptian, and ur asking what the capital of egypt is?

It's DUBAI for sure..

coolhandjoe

Cairo

goodygirl10

Cairo..I think

Hophop

stupid question.

d.b.s.123

msr -(egypt) - cairo.

lolita

cairo

Nando

I believe is El Cairo my friend

MidoTheHawk

The capital and largest city of Egypt, in the northeast part of the country on the Nile River. Old Cairo was built c. 642 as a military camp; the new city was founded c. 968 by the Fatimid dynasty and reached its greatest prosperity under the Mameluke sultans (13th–16th century). Population: 7,730,000.

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