Cairo celebrates its National day every year on July 6th, marking the anniversary of its foundation by the Fatimid leader Jawhar El-Siqilli in 969 AD during the reign of the Fatimid Caliph El-Moez Le-Din Allah Al-Fatimi.
Cairo Governor Khaled Abel Aal announced that Cairo National Day celebrations coincide this year with the anniversary of the June 30th revolution, which regained the Egyptian people’s dignity leading to the great movement of progress and reform that the country is currently witnessing at all levels.
Abdel Aal asserted that the capital witnessed a large number of unprecedented achievements over the past eight years under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, noting that those achievements contributed to offering better services to Cairo’s citizens and improving their quality of life.
In the past, Cairo was known as Al-Qata’i and Al-Fustat, as well as El-Mansoureya. Then after the Fatimid leader conquered Egypt at the request of the Caliph El-Moez Le-Din Allah Al-Fatimi on July 6th, 969, it was called Al-Qahira.
Cairo, known as the city of a thousand minarets, is home to various monuments and landmarks and is one of the world’s most famous tourist destinations. It is also one of the oldest cities in the world, whose history dates back to the dawn of human civilization.
Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate
