Africa's largest city

Cairo is the largest city in Africa أكبر مدينة في أفريقياAfrica is the second largest continent in the world after the continent of Asia. The continent is characterized by large quantities of undiscovered natural resources, which is the most important reserve of the world in modern times. Africa is the first human home according to the anthropologists who discovered through the excavations the oldest traces of man on Earth In the East Africa region, and are characterized by the diversity of climate, which extends from the northern temperate region to the temperate south through the tropical and tropical regions in the middle, but the countries of the African continent are all from the third world countries; Long periods of colonialism and non-development, and this did not prevent the presence of a number of large cities characterized by permanent movement and commercial location, and the largest cities on the continent Cairo, the capital of Egypt on the Nile.

Cairo cityPopulation and locationThe population of Cairo and its suburbs, which represent what is known as Greater Cairo, is more than 20 million. It is almost a quarter of Egypt's population. Although the main city is small, it has other cities such as Giza, Halwan and Shubra Al-Khaymah. Ibn al-Aas, who founded the city of Fustat in the 20th of the migration, and since then the city has been many expansions; because it is the capital and the administrative center of Egypt for more than a thousand years, the city was built between the Nile Delta subdivisions and expanded west in the modern era during the rule of Khedive Ismail To build what is known in CairoKhedive in the style of the city of Paris itself, followed by the expansion east in the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser to establish the city of Nasr, one of the largest neighborhoods of Cairo.

EconomyCairo is the administrative and housing center of Egypt. It is the headquarters of Egyptian and foreign factories and commercial companies. Helwan, south of Cairo, has the majority of Egyptian factories. In the heart of the city there are many commercial companies operating on the Egyptian stock exchange. Directly in the progress of Cairo and its degree of well-being. In the financial sector, the city hosts several headquarters of major banks, regional organizations and centers hosting regional and international conferences.

Cultural lifeIn Cairo, most aspects of cultural and artistic life are concentrated in photography studios, theaters and television channels. Although Arabic is the official language in Egypt, the Cairo dialect is the basis for the arts industry in the city. On their understanding of non-Egyptians for the spread of Egyptian works of art.
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