GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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’s stunning Islamic architecture has earned it the nickname ‘the city of a thousand minarets’ and the interspersing of the evening call to prayer is a reminder that there are certainly more than a thousand.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kanchipuram is a celebrated spiritual hub of South India. Located on the banks of river Vegavathy. As a matter of fact, the city has many temples all around and thus called as the city of thousand temples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cairo, city of a thousand minarets, was once the embodiment of the power of Islam according to the 14th century traveller and observer Ibn Battuta.

Detailed explanation-5: -Minaret (tower) One of the most visible aspects of mosque architecture is the minaret, a tower adjacent or attached to a mosque, from which the call to prayer is announced.