Description: Cairo, EGYPT - General View - القاهرة: Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is the 12th-largest in the world by population with over 22.1 million people. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as is the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat following the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 641 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Cairo was founded by the Fatimid dynasty in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life and is titled "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture. Cairo's historic center was awarded World Heritage Site status in 1979. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. Lenhert & Landrock. Cairo. No. 1002.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Cairo
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Lenhert & Landrock
Subject: Cairo Birdseye
Continent: Africa
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: White Border (1915-1930)
Country: Egypt
Region: Cairo Governorate
Theme: Aerial View, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, لقاهرة, Mosque, Memphis, Heliopolis, Giza
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1920-1929
Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt
Postage Condition: Unposted
