The city of Cairo is the capital of Egypt and is located on the east bank of the Nile River , about 150 km from the Mediterranean Sea. The largest city in Africa has six million and three hundred thousand inhabitants, according to the last census, with the population of its metropolitan area already exceeding eight million. The city of Cairo today began approximately two thousand years ago, when the…
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Customs and traditions Egyptian identity is closely intertwined with history. The country’s unique civilization has had an impact on both Israeli and Greek culture, thereby helping to shape Western civilization. Although Egypt is a secular state, Islam permeates the personal as well as political, economic and legal life of Egyptians. Islam is practiced every day through clothing, rules of the food, prayer and constant references to God’s will and blessing.…
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