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Noun: El Qahira
  1. 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
    - Cairo, Al Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt

Type of: national capital, port

Part of: Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic

Encyclopedia: El Qahira