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Bruce: /* Citizens of the City */

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Citizens of the City

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	== '''Citizens of the City''' ==		== '''Citizens of the City''' ==
			* '''[[Abd al-Kader Hilal]]''' --

	* ''' Ayyub Junayd Muhammad: '''Flat boat captain on the Nile.		* ''' Ayyub Junayd Muhammad: '''Flat boat captain on the Nile.

Keith: /* Crime */

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Crime

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	== '''Crime''' ==		== '''Crime''' ==
			* Thomas Wentworth Russell, AKA Sir Pasha Chief of Police

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	== '''Citizens of the City''' ==		== '''Citizens of the City''' ==

Keith: /* Gezira */

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Gezira

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	Gezira is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, connected across the Nile by four bridges each on the east and west sides, the Qasr El Nil Bridge, 15 May Bridge, Al-Gala'a Bridge and 6th October Bridge. Under 19th century ruler Khedive Ismail the island was first called "Jardin des Plantes" (French for "Garden of Plants"), because of its great collection of exotic plants shipped from all over the world.		Gezira is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, connected across the Nile by four bridges each on the east and west sides, the Qasr El Nil Bridge, 15 May Bridge, Al-Gala'a Bridge and 6th October Bridge. Under 19th century ruler Khedive Ismail the island was first called "Jardin des Plantes" (French for "Garden of Plants"), because of its great collection of exotic plants shipped from all over the world.

	* Gezira Sporting Club (1882), the oldest club in Egypt.~~[5]~~		* [[Gezira Sporting Club]] (1882), the oldest club in Egypt.
	* Al Ahly SC main branch, founded in 1907 by Omar Lotfi as a gathering place for student unions against the British Occupation.		* [[Al Ahly SC]] main branch, founded in 1907 by Omar Lotfi as a gathering place for student unions against the British Occupation.
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Keith: /* Gezira */

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Gezira

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	===Gezira===		===Gezira===
	central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.		Gezira is an island in the Nile River, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.

			Gezira is west of downtown Cairo and Tahrir Square, connected across the Nile by four bridges each on the east and west sides, the Qasr El Nil Bridge, 15 May Bridge, Al-Gala'a Bridge and 6th October Bridge. Under 19th century ruler Khedive Ismail the island was first called "Jardin des Plantes" (French for "Garden of Plants"), because of its great collection of exotic plants shipped from all over the world.

			* Gezira Sporting Club (1882), the oldest club in Egypt.[5]
			* Al Ahly SC main branch, founded in 1907 by Omar Lotfi as a gathering place for student unions against the British Occupation.
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	===Heliopolis===		===Heliopolis===
	suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the		suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the

Keith: /* Districts of Cairo */

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Districts of Cairo

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	===Downtown Cairo===		===Downtown Cairo===
	Downtown Cairo (Wasat El Balad, "middle of town"), has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt, since the late 19th century.		Downtown Cairo (Wasat El Balad, "middle of town"), has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt, since the late 19th century.
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	~~===Gezira===~~
	~~central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.~~
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	===El Matareya===		===El Matareya===
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	one of the wealthy residential districts in Greater Cairo. Garden City was developed differently from most of the other neighborhoods and districts		one of the wealthy residential districts in Greater Cairo. Garden City was developed differently from most of the other neighborhoods and districts
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			===Gezira===
			central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira district, and the northern third contains the Zamalek district.
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	===Heliopolis===		===Heliopolis===
	suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the		suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the

Keith: /* Coptic Cairo */

2022-07-27T03:18:59Z

Coptic Cairo

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	===Coptic Cairo===		===Coptic Cairo===
	Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George		Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George and many other Coptic churches and historical sites. It is believed in Christian tradition that the Holy Family visited this area and stayed at the site of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church (Abu Serga). Coptic Cairo was a stronghold for Christianity in Egypt both before and during the Islamic era, as most of its churches were built after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century.

			There is evidence of settlement in the area as early as the 6th century BC, when Persians built a fort on the Nile, north of Memphis. The Persians also built a canal from the Nile (at Fustat) to the Red Sea. The Persian settlement was called Babylon, reminiscent of the ancient city along the Euphrates, and it gained importance while the nearby city of Memphis declined, as did Heliopolis.[2] During the Ptolemaic period, Babylon and its people were mostly forgotten.[3]

			It is traditionally held that the Holy Family visited the area during the Flight into Egypt, seeking refuge from Herod.[4] Further it is held that Christianity began to spread in Egypt when St. Mark arrived in Alexandria, becoming the first Patriarch, though the religion remained underground during the rule of the Romans.[5] As the local population began to organize towards a revolt, the Romans, recognising the strategic importance of the region, took over the fort and relocated it nearby as the Babylon Fortress.[6] Trajan reopened the canal to the Red Sea, bringing increased trade, though Egypt remained a backwater as far as the Romans were concerned.[5]

			Under the Romans, St. Mark and his successors were able to convert a substantial portion of the population, from pagan beliefs to Christianity. As the Christian communities in Egypt grew, they were subjected to persecution by the Romans, under Emperor Diocletian around 300 AD, and the persecution continued following the Edict of Milan that declared religious toleration. The Coptic Church later separated from the church of the Romans and the Byzantines. Under the rule of Arcadius (395-408), a number of churches were built in Old Cairo.[7] In the early years of Arab rule, the Copts were allowed to build several churches within the old fortress area of Old Cairo.[8]

			The Ben Ezra Synagogue was established in Coptic Cairo in 1115, in what was previously a Coptic church that was built in the 8th century. The Copts needed to sell it, in order to raise funds to pay taxes to Ibn Tulun.

			In the 11th century AD, Coptic Cairo hosted the Seat of the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria, which is historically based in Alexandria. As the ruling powers moved from Alexandria to Cairo after the Arab invasion of Egypt during Pope Christodolos's tenure, Cairo became the fixed and official residence of the Coptic Pope at the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo in 1047.

			The Coptic Museum was established in 1910, and it houses the world's most important examples of Coptic art.
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	===Downtown Cairo===		===Downtown Cairo===
	Downtown Cairo (Wasat El Balad, "middle of town"), has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt, since the late 19th century.		Downtown Cairo (Wasat El Balad, "middle of town"), has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt, since the late 19th century.

Keith: /* City of the Dead */

2022-07-27T03:14:00Z

City of the Dead

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	===City of the Dead===		===City of the Dead===
	The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), is		The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), is a series of vast Islamic-era necropolises and cemeteries in Cairo, Egypt. They extend to the north and to the south of the Cairo Citadel, below the Mokattam Hills and outside the historic city walls, covering an area roughly 4 miles long. They are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Historic Cairo".

			The necropolis is separated roughly into two regions: the Northern Cemetery to the north of the Citadel (also called the Eastern Cemetery or Qarafat ash-sharq in Arabic because it is east of the old city walls), and the older Southern Cemetery to the south of the Citadel. There is also another smaller cemetery north of Bab al-Nasr.

			The necropolis that makes up "the City of the Dead" has been developed over many centuries and contains both the graves of Cairo's common population as well as the elaborate mausoleums of many of its historical rulers and elites. It started with the early city of Fustat (founded in 642 CE) and arguably reached its apogee, in terms of prestige and monumentality, during the Mamluk era (13th-15th centuries). Throughout their history, the necropolises were home to various types of living inhabitants as well. These included the workers whose professions were tied to the cemeteries (e.g. gravediggers, tomb custodians), the Sufis and religious scholars studying in the religious complexes built by sultans and other wealthy patrons, and the regular inhabitants of small urban settlements and villages in the area. This population grew and shrank according to circumstances in different eras. However, starting in the late 19th century and increasing in the 20th century, the pressure of Cairo's intensive urbanization and its ensuing housing shortage led to a large increase in the number of people living in the necropolis zones. Some people resorted to squatting within the mausoleums and tomb enclosures and turning them into improvised housing; however, these "tomb-dwellers" remained a small fraction of the overall population in the area. This phenomenon led to much media commentary and popular imagination about the condition of those living in the necropolises, linking them symbolically to Cairo's much-discussed overpopulation problems and sometimes leading to exaggerated estimates of the number of people squatting in the mausoleums.
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	===Coptic Cairo===		===Coptic Cairo===
	Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George		Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George

Keith: /* Districts of Cairo */

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Districts of Cairo

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	The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), is		The City of the Dead, or Cairo Necropolis, also referred to as the Qarafa (Arabic: القرافة, romanized: al-Qarafa; locally pronounced as al-'arafa), is
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	~~===Old Cairo===~~
	~~Cairo (Arabic: مصر القديمة , Misr al-qadīma, Egyptian pronunciation: Masr El-Adeema) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a~~
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	~~===Islamic Cairo===~~
	~~Islamic Cairo (Arabic: قاهرة المعز, lit. 'Al-Mu'izz's Cairo'), also called Historic Cairo or Medieval Cairo, refers generically to the historic areas of Cairo~~
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	===Coptic Cairo===		===Coptic Cairo===
	Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George		Coptic Cairo is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George
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	suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the		suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the
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			===Islamic Cairo===
			Islamic Cairo (Arabic: قاهرة المعز, lit. 'Al-Mu'izz's Cairo'), also called Historic Cairo or Medieval Cairo, refers generically to the historic areas of Cairo
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			Cairo (Arabic: مصر القديمة , Misr al-qadīma, Egyptian pronunciation: Masr El-Adeema) is a historic area in Cairo, Egypt, which includes the site of a
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	===Zamalek===		===Zamalek===

Keith: /* Current Events */

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Current Events

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 == '''Education''' ==

Keith: /* Ruins */

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Ruins

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	== '''Ruins''' ==		== '''Ruins''' ==
			* [[Giza Pyramid Necropolis]]
	* [[Pyramid of Djoser]]		* [[Pyramid of Djoser]]
	* [[The Temple of Tsaugtuatha]]		* [[The Temple of Tsaugtuatha]]