Imininingwane ethakazelisayo ngeCairo Yithuba elihle lokufunda kabanzi ngezinhloko-dolobha zase-Arab. Leli dolobha liyikhaya lezinto eziningi ezikhangayo, ukubona ukuthi yiziphi izigidi zabantu abavela emhlabeni wonke abeza minyaka yonke.
Ngakho-ke, nanka amaqiniso athakazelisa kakhulu ngeCairo.
- ICairo yasungulwa ngo-969.
- Namuhla, iCairo, enabantu abayizigidi eziyi-9.7, idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke eMiddle East.
- Izakhamizi zaseGibhithe (bona amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngeGibhithe) zibiza inhlokodolobha yazo - iMasr, kanti futhi zibiza nezwe lonke laseGibhithe ngokuthi iMasr.
- Ngesikhathi ikhona, iCairo ibinamagama afana neBabiloni laseGibhithe nelikaFustat.
- ICairo ingelinye lamadolobha amakhulu omile kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngokwesilinganiso, akukho ngaphezu kwe-25 mm yemvula ewela lapha ngonyaka.
- Kwelinye lamadlelo aseGibhithe, iGiza, kunemibhoshongo eyaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni yeCheops, Khafre neMikerin, "evikelwe" yiGreat Sphinx. Lapho bevakashela iCairo, iningi lezivakashi liza eGiza ukubona izakhiwo zakudala ngamehlo abo.
- Iqiniso elithandekayo ukuthi ezinye izifunda zaseCairo zinabantu abaningi kangangoba zihlala kubantu abangafika ku-100 000 nge-1 km².
- Izindiza ezifika esikhumulweni sezindiza zendawo zihamba ziqonde ngqo phezu kwamaphiramidi, zivumela abagibeli ukuthi bazibone ngamehlo enyoni.
- Maningi amathempeli akhiwe eCairo. Ngokusho kwabaqondisi bendawo, kuvulwa imosque entsha enhlokodolobha njalo ngonyaka.
- Abashayeli baseCairo abayilandeli nakancane imithetho yomgwaqo. Lokhu kudala isiminyaminya sezimoto kanye nezingozi. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi lonke idolobha alinawo amarobhothi angaphezu kwayishumi nambili.
- ICairo Museum iyinqolobane enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yezinto zakudala zaseGibhithe. Iqukethe imibukiso efinyelela ku-120,000. Lapho imibuthano emikhulu iqala lapha ngonyaka we-2011, abantu baseCairo bazungeza umnyuziyamu ukuyivikela kubaphangi. Noma kunjalo, izigebengu zikwazile ukukhipha izinto eziyigugu eziyi-18.
- Ngo-1987, ujantshi ongaphansi komhlaba wokuqala e-Afrika (bona amaqiniso athakazelisayo nge-Afrika) wavulwa eCairo.
- Emaphethelweni eCairo, kunendawo ebizwa nge "City of Scavengers". Kuhlala amaCopt, azibandakanya ekuqoqeni nasekuhleleni udoti, ethola imali enhle ngalokhu. Amathani emfucuza kule ngxenye yenhloko-dolobha aze alale nophahla lwezakhiwo.
- Inqaba yokuqala endaweni yaseCairo yanamuhla yakhiwa ngekhulu lesibili ngemizamo yamaRoma.
- Imakethe yasendaweni yeKhan el-Khalili, eyasungulwa cishe emakhulwini ayisithupha eminyaka eyedlule, ithathwa njengendawo yokuhweba enkulu kunazo zonke phakathi kwamazwe ase-Afrika.
- ICairo Al-Azhar Mosque ingelinye lamaSulumane abaluleke kakhulu hhayi eGibhithe kuphela, kodwa nasemhlabeni wonke wamaSulumane. Yakhiwa ngo-970-972. ngomyalo womholi wezempi waseFatimid uJauhar. Kamuva, i-mosque yaba enye yezindawo eziqinile ze-Sunni orthodoxy.
- Kukhona ama-trams, amabhasi kanye nolayini abathathu be-metro eCairo, kepha zihlala ziminyene, ngakho-ke wonke umuntu onamandla okuhamba azungeze idolobha ngetekisi.