Tag: “Egypt”

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   Cairo, Egypt

   Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة), which means "The Vanquisher" or "The Triumphant", is the capital city of Egypt. Cairo was founded in AD 969 and is the sixteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world, as well as the most populous metropolitan area in Africa .
   
   Cairo is located on the banks and islands of the Nile River in the north of Egypt.
   
   Must-Sees in Cairo!:
   
   - The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world.

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   Farafra

   The Farafra Oasis (Arabic: الفرافرة) is the smallest oasis located in Western Egypt, near latitude 27.06° North and longitude 27.97° East. It is located in the Libyan Desert, approximately mid-way between Dakhla and Bahariya.
   
   Farafra has an estimated 5,000 inhabitants (2002) living witin its single village and is mostly inhabited by the local Bedouins.