El Qahira

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Noun1.El Qahira - the capital of Egypt and the largest city in AfricaEl Qahira - 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
Al Qahira, capital of Egypt, Egyptian capital, Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
Cairene - a native or inhabitant of Cairo
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Ismail alleged that Issa — an outspoken critic of President Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood--had mocked verses of the Qur'n in an episode of his show "Hona el Qahira" broadcast in November on the privately owned channel Al Qahira wal Nas.
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Later, the Fatimids built the walled city of El Qahira, from which Cairo takes its name.
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Born the son of a British army officer near Listowel in County Kerry, Ireland (June 24, 1850); educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and commissioned in the Royal Engineers (January 1871); served in the French army as a volunteer during the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71); undertook survey and intelligence work in Palestine, Anatolia, and Cyprus (1874-1882); was posted to Cairo (El Qahira) as second in command of an Egyptian cavalry regiment (late 1882); served with great distinction as intelligence officer in Wolseley's abortive Nile expedition to relieve Gen.
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850-1916)
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