Cairo

Summary

Cairo is a big city^[1]. Cairo ranks in the top 2% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,400 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cairo was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Cairo was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Cairo is located in Cairo Governorate^[5].
• Cairo is in the country of Egypt^[6].
• Cairo is on the body of water Nile^[7].
• Cairo's head of government is recorded as Abd El Azim Wazir^[8].
• Cairo's head of government is recorded as اِبراہیم صابر^[9].
• Cairo is on the continent of Africa^[10].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as megacity^[12].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as largest city^[13].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[14].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[15].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[16].
• Cairo's instance of is recorded as national capital^[17].
• Cairo's official language is recorded as Arabic^[18].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Frankfurt^[19].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Amman^[20].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beirut^[21].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[22].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as New York City^[23].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houston^[24].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ottawa^[25].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[26].
• Cairo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[27].

Body

Geography

Cairo is in the country of Egypt^[6]. Cairo is located in Cairo Governorate^[5]. Cairo is on the body of water Nile^[7]. Cairo is on the continent of Africa^[10]. Cairo is part of Lower Egypt^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Cairo has a population of {'amount': '+7740018'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[11], megacity^[12], largest city^[13], metropolis^[14], ancient city^[15], and tourist destination^[16].

History and Context

July 6, 969 marks the founding of Cairo^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cairo include Cairo International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Egypt^[33]; New Cairo^[34], a city^[35], in Egypt^[36], founded in 2000^[37]; Cairo Time^[38], a film^[39], directed by Ruba Nadda^[40]; Cairo West Air Base^[41], an airport^[42], in Egypt^[43]; and place du Caire^[44], a square^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1799^[47].

Why It Matters

Cairo ranks in the top 2% of big_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,400 views/month).^[2] Cairo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Cairo is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Cairo include Cairo International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Egypt^[33]; New Cairo^[34], a city^[35], in Egypt^[36], founded in 2000^[37]; Cairo Time^[38], a film^[39], directed by Ruba Nadda^[40]; Cairo West Air Base^[41], an airport^[42], in Egypt^[43]; and place du Caire^[44], a square^[45], in France^[46], founded in 1799^[47].