معلومات عن القاهرة بالانجليزي Information about Cairo
معالم واثار القاهرة
Founded: a.d. 969
Location: Near the head of the Nile River delta, Egypt;
northeastern Africa
Time Zone: 2 pm Cairo time = noon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Elevation: 194 m (636 ft)
Latitude and Longitude: 43°40'N, 79°22'W
Coastline: (Greater Cairo) approximately 27 km (17 mi)
Climate: Desert climate, with hot summers and mild winters; rain is
rare, and hamsin dust storms can occur in the spring.
Annual Mean Temperature: January -4°C (24°F); July 21.7°C (71°F)
Seasonal Average Snowfall: 141 cm (55.5 in)
Average Annual Precipitation (total of rainfall and melted snow): 81.3
cm (32 in)
Government: governor-council
Weights and Measures: Metric
Monetary Units: Egyptian pounds
Telephone Area Codes: 20 (Egypt), 02 (Cairo)
Introduction
Located
on the banks of the Nile River, Cairo is Africa's largest city, as well as the
largest city in the Arab world. In the course of its thousand-year history it
has been the capital of the great Egyptian dynasties of the Middle Ages, a British colonial enclave, and a modern
industrialized city. Today it is a teeming, vibrant national capital with one
of the world's highest population densities per square mile. Even as the city
struggles with the social and environmental effects of overcrowding, it
dominates Egypt politically, economically, and culturally and remains a prime
tourist destination in spite of a campaign of terrorist activity by Islamic
extremists seeking to destabilize the country's government.
Getting There
Cairo, the largest city in
Africa, is located on the Nile River, 160 kilometers (100 miles) inland from
the Mediterranean
Sea and 135 kilometers (80 miles) west of the Red Sea.
Highways
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Cairo is connected by
highway with all other major cities in Egypt. The Desert Road links Cairo and
Alexandria; there are main roads connecting Cairo with Ismailiyyah and Luxor.
In addition, there is the Red Sea Highway, completed in the early 1990s. Roads
connect Cairo with Libya to
the west and Israel to the east (however, special permission must be obtained
to enter Egypt from Israel in a private vehicle).
Bus and Railroad Service
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Rail service is available
between Cairo and all areas of the Nile River Valley. An air-conditioned
nonstop express train, the turbino, makes three trips daily
between Cairo and Alexandria. Cairo's main railway station is located at Maydan
Ramsis. Several bus companies offer inter-city bus service between Cairo and
Alexandria, the Nile Valley,
the Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, the Suez Canal, and other destinations. There is
nonstop bus service between Cairo and Alexandria, and buses run between Cairo
and all major towns.
Airports
Cairo International
Airport, an important connecting point between Europe, Asia,
and Africa, offers regular service by most major airlines. EgyptAir offers both
domestic flights to Luxor, Aswan, and Hurghada and international service.
Shipping
Although it is located on
the Nile River, Cairo is not one of Egypt's major shipping cities, all of which
have ports on the Mediterranean (Alexandria, Suez,
and Port Said).
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