| Cairo, Egypt |
| Cairo is the capital city of Egypt and the largest city on the African continent, with a population of 6.8 million (2006). It boasts the only metro system in Africa, but also has a serious air pollution problem with more than 2 million vehicles on its streets. The city's proximity to the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza helps attract many tourists. |
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| A general view of Cairo. |
| The Nile and the Pyramids of Giza. |
| This 1908 postcard shows Opera Square and the monument to Ibrahim Pacha. |
| The Tombs of the Kalifs. |
| The Blue Mosque. (Z) |
| The Sphinx. (Z) |
| Did You Know.........that the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, was born in Cairo in 1922 ? |
| And Did You Know.........that Mohamed ElBaradei, former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, was also born in Cairo, in 1942 ? |
| Another view of the Pyramids....... |
| ....and the Sphinx. |
| The Citadel. (Z) |
| Tombs of the Kalifs Mabed-er-Rifaiyels. (Z) |
| Mosque Azhar. (Z) |
| A Cairo Street. (Z) |
| The Sphinx. |
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