Cairo travel Guide

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the largest of the entire African continent and the Arab world. It has a population of 7,787,000 people, according to statistics, represents 10.73% of the total population of Egypt. The population of the metropolitan area of Cairo, is 20 and a half million people.
There is also what is known as the Greater Cairo, is an administrative entity including Cairo, Giza, Shubra al-Khaimah and the surrounding area of the province, plus the provinces of Qaliubiya Helwan.
While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in Arabic, the Egyptians often refer to it simply as MISR (the Arabic name for Egypt itself.) Cairo was founded by the Fatimids Caliphate, replacing wood as a seat of government, and acts as the capital of Egypt ever since.
Cairo has a mix of history and cultural sites modern. This includes the pyramids, the Church Colgante the Salado Citadel, the Virgin of the Tree, the Sphinx, and Heliopolis, Al-Azhar, the Mosque of Amr ibn al-A'as, Saqqara, The Tower Cairo and the Old City. Cairo is called "The city of a thousand minarets."