capital of Egypt, at the head of the Nile delta: pop. 7,109,000
city in S Ill., at the confluence of the Ohio & Mississippi rivers: pop. 3,600
See Cairo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kīˈrō)
The capital and largest city of Egypt, in the northeast part of the country on the Nile River. Old Cairo was built c. 642 as a military camp; the new city was founded c. 968 by the Fatimid dynasty and reached its greatest prosperity under the Mameluke sultans (13th-16th century). Population: 7,790,000.