Cairo
Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world, situated near the ancient pyramids of Giza along the banks of the Nile River.
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Founded by the Fatimid dynasty in 969 CE, Cairo grew to become a major center of Islamic scholarship, trade, and culture, home to Al-Azhar University, one of the oldest continuously operating universities in the world.
The city sits near the Giza pyramid complex, though the pyramids themselves predate the founding of Cairo by roughly 3,500 years, built by earlier ancient Egyptian civilizations along the Nile.
Today, Cairo is a sprawling metropolis and the political, economic, and cultural heart of modern Egypt, known for its historic Islamic architecture and bustling markets.