The El Omari culture is known from a small settlement near modern Cairo.

The Egyptian paved road, with an average width of six and a half feet, ran across desert terrain 43 miles southwest of modern Cairo.

The dividing line was drawn roughly in the area of modern Cairo.

In the 1850s, the area was renovated during the rule of Isma'il Pasha in his plan to build a modern Cairo.

This is the oldest Khanqah, or hostel, that has survived in modern Cairo.

View of modern Cairo and vehicular traffic crossing the Nile River.

The new and improved Sphinx, rescued from the encroaching sand, stares out enigmatically over modern Cairo.

We also had great ice cream, good cafe latte and a taste of modern Cairo.

Mubarak and his team quickly worked together to create a blueprint for modern Cairo.

After the fall of Bilbeis the Muslims advanced to Babylon, near modern Cairo.