Cairo Cairo Cairo kiro , Arab. Cairo is the largest city in the Middle East and in Africa. It is Egypt's administrative center and, along with Alexandria , the heart of its economy. Cairo's manufactures include textiles, food and tobacco products, chemicals, plastics, metals, and automobiles.
Tourism is central to the local economy.
Points of Interest Much of Cairo is modern, with wide streets. Its famed mosques, palaces, and city gates are found mostly in the older sections. Khedive Ismail's palace on Zamalik island is a notable 19th-century structure. Cairo also is the center of Coptic Christianity. The city is the seat of the American Univ.