Cairo
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Cairo
By Hannah
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Where is Cairo?
• Cairo is the capital of Egypt and Egypt is in north east of Africa which is the second largest continent in the world
Cairo
Egypt
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Population
• There are roughly 17 million people living in Cairo, and compared to London, our capital city, that is quite a lot of people
• 80 to 90% of Egyptians are Muslim and 10% are Christians
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Pyramids
• The pyramid of Djoser (pronounced Zoser) is famously known for its age of 4700 years old
• It was built for Djoser the Pharaoh at the time to be buried in
• It is the earliest large-scale cut stone construction
Pyramid of Djoser
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The Nile
• The longest river in the world runs through Cairo it is called the Nile and it is nearly 6700 kilometres long
• Every year the Nile floods leaving the soil around it just right for crops to grow in
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Language and money
• اللغة هي العربية اللغة القاهرة في المحكية
• Arabic is the language spoken in Cairo
Language
• The money used in Cairo is the Egyptian pound
• The equivalent of an Egyptian pound is 100 piastres
Money