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[[Image: Cairo by night.jpg|right|thumb|Cairo is the city that never sleeps]]'''Cairo''' ({{ArB|القاهرة}} {{ArTranslit|'''Al-Qāhirah'''}}), which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant", is the [[Capital of Egypt|capital]] and largest city of [[Egypt]]. It is the [[Arab World]] <ref>[[List of largest cities of the Arab League]]</ref> and [[Africa]]'s most populous city.<ref>[http://www.africaguide.com/facts.htm<!-- Africa Guide-->]</ref> While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in [[Egyptian Arabic]] it is called by the dialect's name for the country, {{ArTranslit|'''Masr'''}}. Within Egypt, residents of Cairo are called Masraweya rather than Masri. |
[[Image: Cairo by night.jpg|right|thumb|Cairo is the city that never sleeps]]'''Cairo''' ({{ArB|القاهرة}} {{ArTranslit|'''Al-Qāhirah'''}}), which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant", is the [[Capital of Egypt|capital]] and largest city of [[Egypt]]. It is the [[Arab World]] <ref>[[List of largest cities of the Arab League]]</ref> and [[Africa]]'s most populous city.<ref>[http://www.africaguide.com/facts.htm<!-- Africa Guide-->]</ref> While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in [[Egyptian Arabic]] it is called by the dialect's name for the country, {{ArTranslit|'''Masr'''}}. Within Egypt, residents of Cairo are called Masraweya rather than Masri. |
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Cairo has a population of about 6.8 million people, according to the 2006 population census.<ref name="Capmas2006" /> The number of inhabitants was about a million higher at the time of the census, but this was adjusted downwards on the 17th of April 2008 when the new governorate of Helwan was created from parts of a.o. Cairo governorate. Cairo's [[metropolitan area]] has a population of about 17.3 million people.<ref>[http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf Microsoft Word - dmgua2007-front.doc<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> Cairo is the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|sixteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. It is also |
Cairo has a population of about 6.8 million people, according to the 2006 population census.<ref name="Capmas2006" /> The number of inhabitants was about a million higher at the time of the census, but this was adjusted downwards on the 17th of April 2008 when the new governorate of Helwan was created from parts of a.o. Cairo governorate. Cairo's [[metropolitan area]] has a population of about 17.3 million people.<ref>[http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf Microsoft Word - dmgua2007-front.doc<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> Cairo is the [[List of metropolitan areas by population|sixteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. It is also the most populous metropolitan area in Africa. |
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Cairo (Template:ArB Template:ArTranslit), which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant", is the capital and largest city of Egypt. It is the Arab World [1] and Africa's most populous city.[2] While Al-Qahirah is the official name of the city, in Egyptian Arabic it is called by the dialect's name for the country, Template:ArTranslit. Within Egypt, residents of Cairo are called Masraweya rather than Masri.
Cairo has a population of about 6.8 million people, according to the 2006 population census.[3] The number of inhabitants was about a million higher at the time of the census, but this was adjusted downwards on the 17th of April 2008 when the new governorate of Helwan was created from parts of a.o. Cairo governorate. Cairo's metropolitan area has a population of about 17.3 million people.[4] Cairo is the sixteenth most populous metropolitan area in the world. It is also the most populous metropolitan area in Africa.
- ^ List of largest cities of the Arab League
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