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Cairo Tower

The Cairo Tower (Arabic: برج المصر) is free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo, Egypt. It stands on Zamalek Island in the River Nile, in the city centre. At 187 metres, it is 43 metres higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza, which stands some 15 km to the southwest. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (853x1280, 495 KB) The Tower of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (853x1280, 495 KB) The Tower of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt. ... The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Cairo Minarets Cairo (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: , transl. ... Zamalek is a district of Cairo, Egypt. ... The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is the longest river on Earth. ... The Great Pyramid. ...


The Cairo Tower was built from 1956 to 1961. Its partially open lattice-work design is intended to evoke a lotus plant. The tower is crowned by an observation deck and a revolving restaurant. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Species Nelumbo lutea (American Lotus) Nelumbo nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Nelumbo is a genus of water flowers commonly known as lotus (Hindi: कमल) and the only genus in the family Nelumbonaceae. ... A revolving restaurant is a restaurant on a revolving floorplate. ...

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External links

  • Cairo Television Tower
  • 'The Cairo Tower' by Samir Raafat
  • Satelite view of Cairo Tower at WikiMapia = Google maps + wiki

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Cairo Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (154 words)
The Cairo Tower (Arabic: برج المصر) is free-standing concrete TV tower in Cairo, Egypt.
The Cairo Tower was built from 1956 to 1961.
The tower is crowned by an observation deck and a revolving restaurant.
Cairo (Egypt) - MSN Encarta (980 words)
Greater Cairo is spread across three of Egypt's administrative governorates: the east bank portion is located in Al Qalyobīyah Governorate, while the west bank is part of the governorates of Al Jīzah and Al Qalyobīyah.
Cairo is marked by the traditions and influences of the East and the West, the ancient and the modern.
Cairo is served by an international airport, situated approximately 24 km (about 15 mi) northeast of the city; the Ramses train station and a bus terminal are located near Tahrīr Square in downtown Cairo.
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