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[[File:Egypt rel97.jpg|thumb|200px|right|'''Cairo''' is located in northeast [[Egypt]], where the Nile branches into the Nile Delta flowing to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].]]

[[File:Egypt rel97.jpg|thumb|200px|right|'''Cairo''' is located in northeast [[Egypt]], where the Nile branches into the Nile Delta flowing to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].]]

'''Cairo''' ("Ky-roh") is the capital of [[Egypt]] and is home to over 16 million people.<ref> http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf</ref>  Cairo sits in the upper part of Egypt on the bank of the [[Nile River]].  The city is still growing, though more slowly than in the past, as Egypt's population growth slows, and the movement of major employers, including many government institutions, to satellite cities such as "6th October", Giza and Helwan. It is believed that Jesus and the [[Holy Family]] lived a while in part of Old Cairo.

'''Cairo''' ("Ky-roh") is the capital of [[Egypt]] and is home to over 16 million people.<ref>http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf</ref>  Cairo sits in the upper part of Egypt on the bank of the [[Nile River]].  The city is still growing, though more slowly than in the past, as Egypt's population growth slows, and the movement of major employers, including many government institutions, to satellite cities such as "6th October", Giza and Helwan. It is believed that Jesus and the [[Holy Family]] lived a while in part of Old Cairo.

Technically, Cairo only refers to the city on the east bank of the Nile, the west bank being Giza, which is administratively separate. Cairo is part of a large built-up area that covers four governates and several cities. The city is typically called by the name of the country, Misr (مصر, Egypt, "Mezz-ruh" or "Masr").<ref name="ixp">

Technically, Cairo only refers to the city on the east bank of the Nile, the west bank being Giza, which is administratively separate. Cairo is part of a large built-up area that covers four governates and several cities. The city is typically called by the name of the country, Misr (مصر, Egypt, "Mezz-ruh" or "Masr").<ref name="ixp">

Manmade water systems have allowed Cairo to expand, even further east,<ref name=ixp/> into the desert away from the Nile. Bridges link the banks to the Nile islands of Gezira ("ga-Zee-ra") and Roda, where many government buildings have been constructed and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile, connecting modern Cairo to the west-bank suburbs of Imbabah and Giza.

Manmade water systems have allowed Cairo to expand, even further east,<ref name=ixp/> into the desert away from the Nile. Bridges link the banks to the Nile islands of Gezira ("ga-Zee-ra") and Roda, where many government buildings have been constructed and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile, connecting modern Cairo to the west-bank suburbs of Imbabah and Giza.

On the western edge of Giza, in the desert, is part of the ancient necropolis of [[Memphis]]<ref name=ixp/> on the Giza plateau, with its three large pyramids, including the [[Great Pyramid]] of Giza, and 6 smaller pyramids. Nearly 11 miles (18 km) south from modern Cairo is the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis and the necropolis of [[Saqqara]] ("Sa-Kah-ra", site of [[Djoser]]'s Step Pyramid). Those areas were Cairo's ancient predecessors, when the population was still centered in that general geographical location.<ref name=ixp/>

On the western edge of Giza, in the desert, is part of the ancient necropolis of [[Memphis]]<ref name=ixp/> on the Giza plateau, with its three large pyramids, including the [[Great Pyramid]] of Giza, and 6 smaller pyramids. Nearly 11 miles (18&nbsp;km) south from modern Cairo is the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis and the necropolis of [[Saqqara]] ("Sa-Kah-ra", site of [[Djoser]]'s Step Pyramid). Those areas were Cairo's ancient predecessors, when the population was still centered in that general geographical location.<ref name=ixp/>

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