Cairo

By Hannah

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

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

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

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

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