No. 1,263 in Arabic

القاهرة

"القاهرة" means "Cairo," the capital city of Egypt.

In a sentence

أنا أسكن في القاهرة.
I live in Cairo.
In this context, 'القاهرة' refers to the capital city of Egypt.
أُطلق على مدينة القاهرة لقب 'مدينة الألف مئذنة'.
The city of Cairo is called 'The City of a Thousand Minarets'.
Here, 'القاهرة' is used as a proper noun referring to Cairo, elaborating on its cultural and historical significance.
القاهرة من أكبر العواصم في العالم من حيث عدد السكان.
Cairo is one of the largest capitals in the world in terms of population.
In this sentence, 'القاهرة' is mentioned in the context of being a notable large capital.

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