Cairo
Cairo Egypt is the capital of Arab Republic of
Egypt. It is its biggest and most important city at all. It
is considered the biggest Arab city related to the
population and the space. It occupies the second rank in
Africa and the seventeenth in the world related to the
number of the population. Its number of population is 9.5
million citizens according to the statics in 1995. They
represent 10.6 % of the total population in Egypt.
Cairo Egypt is considered one of the most
diverse cities in the culture and civilization. It witnessed
many different eras over the centuries. It contains various
modern and old milestones. It became an open museum
including the Islamic, Coptic, Romanic, Greek and Pharaonic
monuments. The history of the city returns to the
establishment of “Pharaonic On City” or Heliopolis “Nowadays
Ain Shams” which considered the oldest capitals over the old
world.
The history of establishing Cairo Egypt
with its current model returns to the Islamic conquest by
Amr ibn al-Aas in 641 AD and his establishment for Fostat
City. Then the establishment of the Abbasids for El Asker
City and building Ahmed bin Tulun for the city of Alqtaa.
With the entrance of the Fatimids to Egypt, the commander
Jowhar al-Saqli began to build the new capital of the
Fatimid state by order of the Fatimid caliph al-Mu'izz
Ladinullah in 969 AD. The caliph dominated it “Cairo”. Cairo
has many names over the centuries. It is the city of mil
minarets, “Misr El Mahrousa” and Cairo Al Moez.
Cairo Egypt witnessed the finest arts of
architecture in the Islamic era. They represent in building
Castles, forts, fences, schools and mosques. This gave Cairo
Egypt a beautiful profile which is still existed in all old
suburbs.
Cairo is considered a city and a province
at once. It means that it is a province which its space
occupies one city. At the same time, it is a big city which
forms a province. Cairo is divided to 37 suburbs. It
celebrated with its national feast on 6 of July each year.
This is the day which agrees putting the commander Jowhar
al-Saqli the corner stone for the city in 969 AD. Now the
age of Cairo is about 1044 years.
Cairo Egypt is considered headquarter for
many global and provincial organizations. It has the
headquarter for the League of Arab States and the Regional
Office for: The World Health Organization (WHO), the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Women's
Fund (UNCHO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination
of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as well as the headquarters
of the African Basketball Confederation and the headquarters
of the African Football Confederation. |