Cairo, the city of a thousand minarets, from Bab Zuweila gate at sunset with the Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad

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Cairo is located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in 969 CE. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a center of the region's political and cultural life.

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Location: Cairo, Egypt
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