[kahy-roh] Pronunciation Key | a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile. 5,517,000. |
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| Cai·ro
(kī'rō) Pronunciation Key
The capital and largest city of Egypt, in the northeast part of the country on the Nile River. Old Cairo was built c. 642 as a military camp; the new city was founded c. 968 by the Fatimid dynasty and reached its greatest prosperity under the Mameluke sultans (13th-16th century). Population: 7,730,000. |
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| cairo | |
noun | |
| 1. | a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers |
| 2. | the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs |
Cairo [(keye-roh)]
The capital of Egypt and largest city in the country; a major port just south of the Nile Delta in the northeast corner of Africa.
Note: Cairo, the historical center of Egyptian power, was the home of the pharaohs. The pyramids and the Sphinx are located nearby in suburban Giza, also known as Al Jizah.
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Cairo, GA (city, FIPS 12400) Location: 30.87930 N, 84.20603 W
Population (1990): 9035 (3551 housing units)
Area: 23.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 31728
Cairo, IL (city, FIPS 10383) Location: 36.99762 N, 89.17761 W
Population (1990): 4846 (2251 housing units)
Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 5.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62914
Cairo, MO (village, FIPS 10360) Location: 39.51199 N, 92.44070 W
Population (1990): 282 (116 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65239
Cairo, NE (village, FIPS 7625) Location: 41.00162 N, 98.60773 W
Population (1990): 733 (304 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68824
Cairo, NY (CDP, FIPS 11638) Location: 42.30544 N, 74.00990 W
Population (1990): 1273 (709 housing units)
Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 12413
Cairo, WV (town, FIPS 12124) Location: 39.20814 N, 81.15571 W
Population (1990): 290 (145 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26337
Cairo, OH (village, FIPS 10884) Location: 40.83130 N, 84.08455 W
Population (1990): 473 (174 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
South Cairo, NY Zip code(s): 12482
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