Cairo Definition–noun | 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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city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Cairo has stood for more than 1,000 years on the same site on the banks of the Nile, primarily on the eastern shore, some 500 miles ...
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Cairo Conference
(November-December 1943), either of two meetings of Allied leaders held in Cairo during World War II. At the first Cairo Conference (November 22-26), British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. ...
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World attention was focused on population issues as delegates from 175 countries gathered in Cairo on Sept. 5-13, 1994, for the International Conference on Population and Development. Previous ...
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Many of Egypt's health and medical facilities are concentrated in Cairo. During the 1950s and '60s, public hospitals were introduced under Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser's socialist regime. Private ...
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Gulf Times - Found 7 hours ago
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Travel Pulse - Found Oct. 29, 2008
... understanding through tourism, convened its annual conference on Oct. 28 in the Sofitel El Gezirah overlooking the Nile River in Cairo.
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Xinhuanet - Found Oct. 28, 2008
Chinese soprano Wang Xia perfoms her part in the world famous opera Turandot in Cairo Opera House, downtown Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 27, 2008. The ...
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New York Times - Found Oct. 23, 2008
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