Cairo is also associated with Ancient Egypt as it is close to the ancient cities of Memphis, Giza and Fustat which are near the Great Sphinx and the pyramids of Giza.Egyptians today often refer to Cairo as Maṣr ([mɑsˤɾ], مصر), the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name for Egypt itself, emphasizing the city’s continued role in Egyptian influence.Its official name is القاهرة al-Qāhirah , means literally “the Vanquisher” or “the Conqueror”; Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [elqɑ(ː)ˈheɾɑ], sometimes it is informally also ... Read More »
Category Archives: Places To Visit
Sao Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city proper in the southern hemisphere, in the Americas, and the world’s seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among the ten largest metropolitan areas in the world.São Paulo is the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil’s most populous state. It exerts strong regional ... Read More »
St. Petersburg
One of the world’s most beautiful cities, St. Petersburg has all the ingredients for an unforgettable travel experience: high art, lavish architecture, wild nightlife, an extraordinary history and rich cultural traditions that have inspired and nurtured some of the modern world’s greatest literature, music, and visual art. From the mysterious twilight of the White Nights to world-beating opera and ballet ... Read More »
Santiago, Chile
Santiago, also Santiago de Chile, is the capital of Chile and the center of its largest conurbation. It is located in the country’s central valley, at an elevation of 520 m above mean sea level.The city has a population density of 8,400 residents per square kilometer. Read More »
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
Badshahi Mosque from a 1000 ft or so above the Minar-e-Pakistan ! The surrounding areas including Cocoo’s and the old city can also be seen. The walls were built with small kiln-burnt bricks laid in kankar, lime mortar (a kind of hydraulic lime) but have a veneer of red sandstone. The steps leading to the prayer chamber and its plinth are in variegated marble. The ... Read More »
Recife,Brazil
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 3,743,854 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil.The city has a population density of 8,050 residents per square kilometer. Read More »
Dalian China
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province. It is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China’s northernmost warm water port, at the tip of the Liaodong peninsula.The city has a population density of 7,100 residents per square kilometer. Read More »