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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 its metropolitan area is home to over 21.3 million people, making it the most populated in the Arab world, the second most in Africa, and the sixth most in the entire world.<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">