Cairo
City
Capital of Egypt on the Nile, the largest city of the Arab world.
Held by
- 1789 – July 1, 1881 Ottoman Empire
- June 8, 1867 – 1914 Khedivate of Egypt
- December 19, 1914 – February 28, 1922 Sultanate of Egypt
- February 28, 1922 – June 18, 1953 Kingdom of Egypt
- June 19, 1953 – February 21, 1958 Egypt
- February 22, 1958 – September 28, 1961 United Arab Republic
- since September 29, 1961 Egypt
Capital of
- June 8, 1867 – December 19, 1914 Khedivate of Egypt
- December 19, 1914 – February 28, 1922 Sultanate of Egypt
- February 28, 1922 – June 18, 1953 Kingdom of Egypt
- February 22, 1958 – September 28, 1961 United Arab Republic
- Egypt
Events here 10
- July 1, 1798 – September 2, 1801 French campaign in Egypt and Syria
- July 21, 1798 Battle of the Pyramids
- October 21–22, 1798 Revolt of Cairo
- May 1801 – June 1801 Siege of Cairo (1801)
- January 26, 1952 Cairo fire
- July 23, 1952 Egyptian revolution of 1952
- October 6, 1981 Assassination of Anwar Sadat
- January 25 – February 11, 2011 Egyptian revolution of 2011
- August 14, 2013 Rabaa massacre
- December 11, 2016 Botroseya Church bombing