The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, the name means
"the victorious city". It is located on both banks of the River Nile
near the head of the river's delta in northern Egypt and has been
settled for more than 6000 years, serving as the capital of numerous
Egyptian civilizations. Cairo is known locally as "Misr", the Arabic
name for Egypt, because of its centrality in Egyptian life
.
Greater Cairo is spread across three of Egypt's administrative
governorates. The north eastern part is known as Kaliobia Governorate,
while the west bank is part of the governorate of Giza, and the eastern
parts and south eastern parts are another governorate known as Cairo,
the three parts are known together as greater Cairo
.
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