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Cairo is the largest city of Africa and the Near East. Besides the Arabian language, in Cairo it is easy to hear English, French and - even more often - Russian. Life of a modern city inseparably linked with its status of capital of Egypt, the administrative, business and cultural center and history deeply originates in an epoch of Pharaohs and pyramids. The tourist and the traveler will find set of sights and bright impressions in modern Cairo. In a quarter Midan Tahrir, located in the capital center, is a world famous Egyptian museum. Islamic quarters of Cairo have kept charm of medieval east city. Here the majority of the historical mosques most known of which are Al-Azhar and Al-Husejn, medieval Tsitadel Saladina and the huge market the Khan-ale-halili is located. On suburb of Islamic Cairo the City dead "- the quarter of the slums which have arisen in the middle of a huge Muslim cemetery is located notorious". Old Cairo - Coptic quarter with set of Christian churches and the Coptic museum. And certainly, having visited Cairo it is necessary to visit Giza - edge of sand and pyramids.

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The international airport of Cairo - the main air gate of Egypt and the second-large airport of Africa - accepts to 16 million passengers a year, including Moscow. Also the Egyptian capital is connected with other cities of the country a network of freeways and iron roads. The main station of Cairo - Mahattat Ramzes is located on the area of Midan Ramzes. The municipal transportation including buses, trams and unique underground in Egypt is developed. From one coast of Nile on another it is possible to be forwarded on the ferry.