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Cairo

Arabic

“the victorious city”

Where it comes from

al-Qahira (القاهرة), 'the victorious'

Fun Fact

The Fatimid dynasty founded the city in 969 and named it al-Qahira, 'the Victorious'; tradition ties the name to the planet Mars, called 'the Conqueror' in Arabic, rising as construction began.

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