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____ has been dubbed The City of a Thousand Minarets
A
Cairo
B
Niger
C
Mexico
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world’s oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cairo is the capital of Egypt. It is considered the largest city in the Middle East and Africa. It is also known as “the city of a thousand minarets” because of the large number of mosques it has.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city’s metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world, and 15th-largest in the world, and is associated with ancient Egypt, as the famous Giza pyramid complex and the ancient city of Memphis are located in its geographical area.

Detailed explanation-4: -What does the name Cairo mean? Cairo is known in Arabic as Al-Qāhirah, meaning “The Victorious.” When the Fatimids invaded Egypt (969 CE), a new city was established to the northeast of existing settlements.

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