Overview
Cairo has been known by many nicknames “Qahirat El-Moez,” “Al-Madina Al-Mahrousa,” “Crown of the Wild,” “The City of all Cities, “and “The City of a Thousand Minarets.” All these names are given by historians to the ancient city of Cairo, whose history dates back to the dawn of human civilization.
Since the Pharaonic era, Cairo was the capital of Egypt under the name “Iunu City,” and it symbolized the unity of Northern and Southern Egypt. So, let’s find out more about the history of that fascinating city.
Cairo, the capital of Egypt and one of Africa’s largest cities, has always been famous for its heritage and cultural diversity. It is also one of the world’s most important political and religious centres, given its strategic location on the western bank of the Nile River. It is bounded on the north by Qalyubia city, on the east and south by the Zahir El-Sahrawi Villages, and on the west by the Nile River and Giza city.
giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau, the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples. Giza has always been a focal point in Egypt's history due to its location close to Memphis, the ancient pharaonic capital of the Old Kingdom.
