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Capital of Egypt

noun

The capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs. Synonyms: Al Qahira, Cairo, Egyptian capital, El Qahira.

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... Rouda, which was covered with gardens and habitations. [102] The eastern extremity of the bridge was terminated by the town of Babylon and the camp of a Roman legion, which protected the passage of the river and the second capital of Egypt. This important fortress, which might fairly be described as a part of Memphis or Misrah, was invested by the arms of the lieutenant of Omar: a reenforcement of four thousand Saracens soon arrived in his camp; and the military engines, which battered the walls, may be imputed to the art ...

— The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 5 • Edward Gibbon

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